粵

Cantonese · Jyutping

Mandarin · Pinyin

  • zǐ
  • zi

English

  1. offspring, child
  2. son
  3. noun suffix, as in 椅子[yi3 zi5] "chair"
  4. (noun) 1. son; 2. offspring; (adjective) 1. subsidiary; (noun) one of the Earthly Branches
  5. prefix to subsidiary; sub-
  6. suffix attached to duplication of monosyllabic adjectives to sound cuter
  7. son
  8. The first of the Earthly Branches. See 天干地支. ----
  9. fruit, seed of
  10. child
  11. person
  12. the first Chinese hour, from 11pm to 1am
  13. first earthly branch
  14. seed
  15. ancient term of respect for an educated man
  16. egg
  17. egg
  18. small thing
  19. 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat
  20. viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]
  21. ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north)
  22. subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-

粵語

  1. 表示附屬、低一個層級嘅前綴
  2. 用於單音節形容詞重疊形式嘅後綴,聽落可愛啲
  3. 仔
  4. 地支嘅第一位,詳情見天干地支。
  5. 人
  6. 時辰名;夜晚十一點到一點
  7. 古時對知識淵博嘅人嘅尊稱
  8. 卵;蛋

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