指点迷津 zhǐdiǎnmíjīn to show the way Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 指点 指點 zhǐdiǎn to guide To give pointers or advice; to show someone how to do something; to coach迷津 míjīn to lose one's way (literary) to lose one's way at a ferry crossing or ford; to be unable to find the way across water.