# 點鐘
## Chinese

* tiám-chûng (Hakka)
* dēng-cṳ̆ng (Eastern Min)
* tiám-cheng (Southern Min)

### Pronunciation

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* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): diǎnzhōng
    (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄓㄨㄥ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): dim$^2$ zung$^1$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): tiám-chûng
    (Hailu, HRS): diam$^ˊ$ zhung$^ˋ$
* Northern Min (KCR): dǎng-cé̤ng
* Eastern Min (BUC): dēng-cṳ̆ng
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): dieng$^3$ zoeng$^1$ / dieng$^3$ zyeng$^1$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): tiám-cheng
    (Teochew, Peng'im): diam$^2$ zêng$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: diǎnzhōng
*** Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄓㄨㄥ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: diǎnjhong
*** Wade–Giles: tien$^3$-chung$^1$
*** Yale: dyǎn-jūng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: deanjong
*** Palladius: дяньчжун (djanʹčžun)
*** Sinological IPA : /ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: dim$^2$ zung$^1$
*** Yale: dím jūng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dim$^2$ dzung$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: dim$^2$ zung$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /tiːm³⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: tiám-chûng
*** Hakka Romanization System: diam$^ˋ$ zung$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: diam$^3$ zung$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /ti̯am³¹ t͡suŋ²⁴/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: diam$^ˊ$ zhung$^ˋ$
*** Sinological IPA: /tiam²⁴⁻³³ t͡ʃuŋ⁵³/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: dǎng-cé̤ng
*** Sinological IPA : /taŋ²¹ t͡sœyŋ⁵⁴/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: dēng-cṳ̆ng
*** Sinological IPA : /tɛiŋ³³⁻²¹ $^{(t͡s-)}$ʒyŋ⁵⁵/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: dieng$^3$ zoeng$^1$ [Phonetic: dieng$^5$ noeng$^1$]
*** Sinological IPA : /tiɛŋ⁴⁵³⁻²¹ $^{(t͡s-)}$nœŋ⁵³³/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: dieng$^3$ zyeng$^1$ [Phonetic: dieng$^5$ nyeng$^1$]
*** Sinological IPA : /tiɛŋ³³²⁻²¹ $^{(t͡s-)}$nyøŋ⁵³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiám-cheng
*** Tâi-lô: tiám-tsing
*** Phofsit Daibuun: diafmzefng
*** IPA (Xiamen): /tiam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /tiam⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡siɪŋ³³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /tiam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiam⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: diam$^2$ zêng$^1$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tiám tseng
*** Sinological IPA : /tiam⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡seŋ³³/

### Classifier

點鐘
* o'clock
    五點鐘／五点钟 [Cantonese] ― ng$^5$ dim$^2$ zung$^1$ [Jyutping] ― five o'clock
* (dialectal) hour
    From: 1889, "Si̍t-tián-má", in 台灣府城教會報 Tâi-ôan Hú-siâⁿ Kàu-hōe-pò, volumes 50–51
    I khiā hia ū kúi-nā tiám-cheng kú, kàu ji̍t-àm, kò͘ kong-só͘ ê lâng lâi hōaⁿ i ê keng-thâu kóng: “Iáu-bōe, hoán-tńg.” [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    From: 1902, J. Dyer Ball, How to Speak Cantonese, 54
    jat$^1$ jat$^6$ duk$^6$ gei$^2$ do$^1$ dim$^2$ zung$^1$ syu$^1$ ni$^1$. [Jyutping]
    How many hours do you study a day?
    From: 1907, J. Dyer Ball, Cantonese Made Easy, 28
    jat$^1$ dim$^2$ zung$^1$ haang$^4$ dak$^1$ gei$^2$ do$^1$ lei$^5$ lou$^6$ dou$^{6-2}$ ni$^1$. [Jyutping]
    How many li will it go in an hour?
    From: 1947, Ba Jin, 寒夜 [Cold Nights], bilingual edition, →ISBN, chapter 3
    wǒ nàge guǐ dìfāng lián qǐng liǎng diǎnzhōng jià, yě yào kòu xīnshuǐ [Pinyin]
    They'll deduct my salary even for a two hour absence. That damn place!
* (Puxian Min) clock

#### Usage notes

* Unlike Mandarin and Cantonese, this word is not used for o'clock in Southern Min. For o'clock, simply use 點／点 (tiám) (ex. saⁿ-tiám = 3 o'clock).

#### 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 |
* (clock):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 時鐘 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 時鐘 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 時鐘 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 時鐘 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 時辰鐘 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 時鐘, 時辰鐘 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 鐘, 時鐘 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 時辰鐘 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 時鐘 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 時鐘仔 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 時鐘仔, 時鐘 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 時鐘 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 時鐘 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 時鐘 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 時鐘 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 時鐘 GT |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 時鐘 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 點鐘 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 點鐘 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 時鐘 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 時辰鐘 |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) |

#### Derived terms

* 幾點鐘／几点钟 (jǐdiǎnzhōng)

### Further reading

* “Entry #12507”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.
* 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “点钟”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 149.