# 鐘點
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zhōngdiǎn
    (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥ ㄉㄧㄢˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zung$^1$ dim$^2$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): cheng-tiám
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhōngdiǎn
*** Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄉㄧㄢˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhongdiǎn
*** Wade–Giles: chung$^1$-tien$^3$
*** Yale: jūng-dyǎn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jongdean
*** Palladius: чжундянь (čžundjanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$中點／中点 終點／终点 鐘點／钟点
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zung$^1$ dim$^2$
*** Yale: jūng dím
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzung$^1$ dim$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: zung$^1$ dim$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ tiːm³⁵/
*** Homophones: $^{edit}$中點／中点 終點／终点 鐘點／钟点
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Singapore)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cheng-tiám
*** Tâi-lô: tsing-tiám
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zengdiarm
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tiam⁴¹/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tiam⁵³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tiam⁵³/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɪŋ³³ tiam⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Singapore): /t͡seŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tiam⁴²/

### Noun

鐘點
* time for something to be done or to happen
* hour
* (Hong Kong, specifically) hourly domestic worker

#### Synonyms

* (hour):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 小時 ‡, 鐘頭 †, 鐘點 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 小時 ‡, 鐘頭 † |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 鐘頭 †, 鐘點兒 † |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 小時 † |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 小時 †, 鐘頭 † |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 鐘頭 † |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 鐘頭兒 †, 鐘點兒 † |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 鐘頭兒 † |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 鐘頭 † |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 鐘頭子 † |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 鐘 †, *, 鐘頭 †, 點鐘 × |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 鐘 †, §, 鐘頭 † |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 鐘頭 † |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 點鐘 × |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 鐘 † |
| Cantonese | Penang (Guangfu) | 鐘 † |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 鐘 † |
| Gan | Nanchang | 鐘頭 † |
| Gan | Lichuan | 鐘頭 † |
| Hakka | Meixian | 點鐘 × |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 點鐘 × |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 點鐘 × |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 點鐘 × |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 點鐘 × |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 點鐘 × |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 點鐘 × |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 鐘頭 † |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 鐘頭 † |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 點鐘 ×, 鐘頭 ¶ |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 點鐘 × |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 點鐘 × |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 點鐘 × |
| Southern Min | Shishi | 點鐘 × |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 點鐘 × |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 點鐘 × |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 點鐘 × |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 點鐘 × |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 點鐘 × |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 點鐘 × |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 點鐘 × |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 點鐘 × |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 點鐘 × |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 鐘頭 † |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 點鐘 × |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 鐘 †, 鐘頭 †, 點鐘 × |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 點鐘 × |
| Wu | Shanghai | 鐘頭 † |
| Wu | Danyang | 鐘頭 † |
| Wu | Ningbo | 鐘頭 † |
| Note | † - requires the classifier 個; ‡ - can be used with or without the classifier 個; § - requires the classifier 粒; * - requires the classifier 句; ¶ - requires the classifier 隻; × - cannot be used with a classifier | † - requires the classifier 個; ‡ - can be used with or without the classifier 個; § - requires the classifier 粒; * - requires the classifier 句; ¶ - requires the classifier 隻; × - cannot be used with a classifier |

#### Derived terms

* 鐘點工／钟点工 (zhōngdiǎngōng)
* 鐘點費／钟点费