例子

Chinese

		example; precedent; rule example; precedent; rule; case; instance	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (例子)		例	子
simp. #(例子)		例	子
alternative forms		栗子 humorous

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lìzi

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˋ ˙ㄗ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lai⁶ zi²
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶li-tsy

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lìzi
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˋ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lìzi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: li⁴-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: lì-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lih.tzy
    • Palladius: лицзы (liczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lai⁶ zi²
    • Yale: laih jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lai⁶ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: lei⁶ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɐi̯²² t͡siː³⁵/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶li-tsy
    • MiniDict: li^去 tsy
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³li-tsr
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /li²² t͡sz̩⁴⁴/

Noun

例子

1. example; instance; case; case in point (Classifier: 個／个 m)

   舉個例子／举个例子  ―  jǔ ge lìzi  ―  to give an example

Synonyms

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• 事例 (shìlì)
• 例 (lì) (literary, or in compounds)
• 例仔 (Hakka)
• 例證／例证 (lìzhèng)
• 實例／实例 (shílì) (actual example)
• 式 (shì) (literary, or in compounds)
• 示例 (shìlì)