指zi2南naam4針zam1

English

1. compass
2. compass; literally: point south needle

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 辨認方向用嘅工具，裏面有磁石做嘅指針，可以自由旋轉，擺定就會見到枝針一邊指住南邊，另一邊指住北邊（量詞：支／個）

Examples

• 去行山最好帶埋指南針。

  It's better to bring a compass when you go hiking.

• 最早嘅指南針由中國人發明。

  The earliest compass was invented by Chinese.

• 指南针指向北边。

  The compass points to the north.

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• 拿上你們的指南針。

  Bring your compass along.

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• 汤姆不会使用指南针。

  Tom doesn't know how to use a compass.

  Tatoeba · megamanenm CC BY

• 指南针的指针指向北边。

  Compass needles point to the north.

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