半子

Chinese

		half; semi-; incomplete half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
simp. and trad. (半子)		半	子

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bànzǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄢˋ ㄗˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bun³ zi²
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): poàn-chú / poàn-chír / pòaⁿ-chú

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bànzǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄢˋ ㄗˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bànzǐh
  - Wade–Giles: pan⁴-tzŭ³
  - Yale: bàn-dž
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: banntzyy
  - Palladius: баньцзы (banʹczy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pän⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bun³ zi²
  - Yale: bun jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bun³ dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: bun³ ji²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /puːn³³ t͡siː³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: poàn-chú
  - Tâi-lô: puàn-tsú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: poarnzuo
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /puan²¹⁻⁵³ t͡su⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /puan²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡su⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /puan¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡su⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: poàn-chír
  - Tâi-lô: puàn-tsír
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /puan⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sɯ⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pòaⁿ-chú
  - Tâi-lô: puànn-tsú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pvoarzuo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /puã²¹⁻⁵³ t͡su⁵³/

Noun

半子

(literary) half son
(literary or regional, figurative) son-in-law

Synonyms

(half son): (Hokkien) 半囝
(son-in-law):

Dialectal synonyms of 女婿 (“son-in-law”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		婿, 子婿
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		女婿
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	女婿, 姑爺
	Taiwan	女婿
	Langfang	姑爺
	Chengde	女婿, 姑爺
	Ulanhot	姑爺子
	Tongliao	姑爺子
	Chifeng	女婿, 姑爺
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	姑爺, 姑爺子
	Heihe	女婿, 姑爺
	Qiqihar	姑爺兒
	Harbin	女婿, 姑爺兒
	Jiamusi	女婿, 姑爺兒
	Baicheng	女婿, 姑爺
	Changchun	女婿, 姑爺子
	Tonghua	女婿, 姑爺
	Shenyang	女婿, 姑爺, 姑爺兒
	Jinzhou	女婿, 姑爺, 姑爺兒, 姑爺子
	Singapore	女婿
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	女婿, 姑爺
	Tangshan	女婿, 姑爺
	Cangzhou	女婿, 姑爺
	Baoding	女婿, 姑爺
	Shijiazhuang	女婿, 女婿子
	Lijin	女婿
	Jinan	女婿, 姑爺, 閨女女婿
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	女婿
	Dandong	女婿, 姑爺兒
	Yantai	女婿
	Yantai (Muping)	女婿子
	Qingdao	女婿
	Zhucheng	女婿, 閨女女婿
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	女婿
	Lingbao	女婿
	Jining	閨女婿, 姑爺
	Daming	女婿
	Wanrong	女婿
	Linfen	女婿子
	Shangqiu	女婿, 姑爺
	Yuanyang	女婿
	Zhengzhou	女婿, 客
	Xinyang	女婿, 客
	Baihe	女婿
	Xi'an	女婿, 姑爺
	Baoji	女婿
	Yanchi	女婿
	Guyuan	女婿
	Longde	女婿
	Jingyuan	女婿
	Tianshui	女婿
	Xining	女婿, 女婿娃
	Xuzhou	女婿, 姑爺, 高客, 客
	Fuyang	女婿
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	女婿
	Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)	女婿
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	女婿, 嬌客
	Wuzhong	女婿
	Zhongwei	女婿
	Bayanhot	女婿
	Lanzhou	女婿
	Dunhuang	女婿
	Hami	女婿
	Ürümqi	女婿
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	女婿, 姑爺
	Nanchong	女婿
	Dazhou	女婿
	Hanyuan	女婿
	Xichang	女婿, 門客, 相公
	Zigong	女婿
	Chongqing	女婿, 姑爺
	Wuhan	女婿, 女婿伢, 姑爺
	Yichang	女婿
	Xiangyang	女婿
	Tianmen	女婿
	Guiyang	女婿, 姑爺
	Zunyi	女婿, 姑爺
	Bijie	姑爺
	Liping	女婿
	Zhaotong	姑爺
	Dali	姑爺
	Kunming	女婿, 姑爺
	Mengzi	姑爺
	Guilin	女婿
	Guilin (Lingui)	女婿
	Liuzhou	女婿, 姑爺
	Liuzhou (Luorong)	姑爺
	Nanning (Wuming)	姑爺
	Jishou	女婿
	Changde	女婿
	Hanzhong	女婿
	Dagudi (Maliba)	姑爺
	Reshuitang (Longling)	姑爺
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	姑爺
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	姑爺
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	女婿, 姑爺
	Yangzhou	女婿, 姑爺
	Lianyungang	女婿, 姑爺
	Lianshui	女婿, 姑爺
	Nantong	女婿
	Anqing	女婿, 姑爺
	Wuhu	女婿, 姑爺
	Hefei	女婿
	Huanggang	女婿
	Hong'an	女婿, 姑爺
Mandarin	Nanping (Yanping)	女婿
Cantonese	Guangzhou	女婿
	Hong Kong	女婿, 半邊仔
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	女婿
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	女婿
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	女婿
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	女婿
	Macau	女婿
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	女婿
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	女婿
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	女婿
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	女婿
	Foshan	女婿
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	女婿
	Foshan (Shunde)	女婿
	Foshan (Sanshui)	女婿
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	女婿
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	女婿
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	女婿
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	女婿
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	女婿
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	女婿
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	女婿
	Taishan	女婿
	Kaiping (Chikan)	女婿
	Enping (Niujiang)	女婿
	Heshan (Yayao)	女婿
	Dongguan	女婿
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	女婿
	Shenzhen (Dapeng)	女婿
	Qingyuan	女婿
	Fogang	女婿
	Yingde (Hanguang)	女婿
	Yangshan	女婿
	Lianshan (Butian)	女婿
	Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui)	女婿
	Shaoguan	女婿
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	女婿
	Renhua	女婿
	Lechang	女婿
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	郎家
	Sihui	郎, 女婿
	Guangning	郎
	Deqing	郎, 女婿
	Huaiji	女婿
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	郎家
	Yunfu	郎仔, 阿郎
	Xinxing	郎家
	Luoding	郎家
	Yunan (Pingtai)	女婿
	Yangjiang	郎家
	Xinyi	女婿, 阿郎
	Maoming (Xinpo)	阿郎
	Lianjiang	阿郎
	Nanning	姑爺
	Nanning (Tanka)	女婿, 姑爺
	Wuzhou	姑爺
	Yulin	女婿, 女郎
	Rongxian	女婿
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	姑爺, 姑爹
	Hepu (Shatian)	馬郎
	Guiping	姑爺, 夫爺
	Guiping (Mule)	女婿
	Pingnan	女婿
	Mengshan (Xihe)	郎婿
Guigang (Gangcheng)	女婿
Guigang (Nanjiang)	姑爺
Guigang (Pingdong)	女婿
Beiliu (Tangliao)	女郎
Baise	姑爺
Bobai	姑爺
Lingshan	姑爺
Pubei	姑爺
Qinzhou	姑爺
Beihai	女婿, 姑爺, 姑爹
Beihai (Nankang)	女婿
Beihai (Yingpan)	女郎
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	女婿, 姑爺
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	女婿, 姑爺
Ningming	姑爺
Hengzhou	女郎
Hezhou (Pumen, Babu)	女婿
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	女婿郎
Danzhou	女郎哥
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	女婿
Ipoh (Guangfu)	女婿
Sarikei (Xinhui)	女婿
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	女婿
Móng Cái	女婿, 姑爺
Bangkok (Guangfu)	女婿
Betong (Rongxian)	女婿
Gan	Nanchang	郎, 姑爺, 女婿
	Nanchang (Wangcheng)	姑丈
	Nanchang County (Tacheng)	郎
	Anyi	姑丈
	Hukou	郎
	Lushan	郎
	Gongqingcheng (Jiangyi)	姑丈
	Xiushui	姑爺, 姐夫
	Pengze	女婿
	Duchang	郎
	Duchang (Tutang)	郎
	Wuning (Quankou)	郎
	Poyang	女婿
	Yugan	郎, 郎婿
	Yiyang, Jiangxi	郎婿
	Hengfeng	郎婿
	Yanshan (Hekou)	郎婿
	Jingdezhen	郎
	Leping	郎丈
	Yichun	姑丈
	Yifeng	女婿, 姑爺, 郎
	Gao'an	姑丈
	Fengxin	姑丈
	Shanggao	姑丈
	Wanzai	姑丈
	Xinyu	姑丈
	Fuzhou	姑爺, 郎
	Fuzhou (Shangdundu)	郎
	Fuzhou (Dongxiang)	郎
	Nancheng	郎, 姑爺
	Nanfeng	郎婿
	Yihuang	郎
	Lichuan	郎, 姑丈
	Pingxiang	郎, 姑丈
	Lianhua	姑丈
	Ji'an	姑丈
	Jishui (Luotian)	姑丈
	Yongfeng	姑丈
	Taihe	姑丈
	Xiajiang	姑丈
	Yongxin	郎哩
	Susong (Heta)	女婿
	Yangxin (Guohe)	女婿
	Pingjiang (Nanjiang)	郎
	Liling (Baitutan)	郎
	Chaling	姑爺
	Jianning	郎婿
	Taining	婿郎
Hakka	Meixian	婿郎
	Xingning	婿郎
	Dabu (Xihe)	婿郎
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	女婿
	Huidong (Daling)	婿郎
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	婿郎
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	婿郎
	Guangzhou (Zhengguo, Zengcheng)	婿郎
	Zhongshan (Wuguishan)	婿郎
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	婿郎
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	婿郎
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	婿郎
	Wuhua (Changbu)	婿郎
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	女婿
	Wengyuan	婿郎
	Nanxiong (Zhuji)	女婿
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	婿郎
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	阿郎
	Liannan	婿郎
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	女婿
	Jiexi	郎, 女婿
	Luhe	阿郎, 婿郎
	Raoping (Xinfeng)	婿郎
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	阿郎
	Pinghe (Jiufeng)	婿郎, 阿郎
	Changting	婿郎
	Shanghang	婿郎
	Longyan (Yongding)	婿郎
	Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding)	婿郎
	Longyan (Gaobei, Yongding)	婿郎
	Longyan (Hukeng, Yongding)	婿郎
	Wuping	婿郎
	Wuping (Zhongshan)	婿郎
	Wuping (Yanqian)	婿郎
	Wuping (Pingyu)	婿郎
	Liancheng	婿郎
	Liancheng (Peitian)	婿郎
	Liancheng (Zhongbao)	婿郎
	Liancheng (Laiyuan)	女婿
	Ninghua	姊丈, 婿郎
	Qingliu	婿郎
	Yudu	女婿, 郎婿, 郎婿子
	Ningdu	丈公
	Ruijin	女婿
	Shicheng	姑丈
	Shangyou (Shexi)	姑丈
	Tonggu (Sandu)	婿郎
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	姑丈
	Ganzhou (Nankang)	姑丈
	Dayu	郎新
	Dingnan	女婿兒
	Longnan	女婿
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	婿郎
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	婿郎
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	婿郎
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	婿郎
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	婿郎
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	阿郎
	Hong Kong	婿郎
	Yangxi (Tangkou)	郎家
	Yangchun (Sanjia)	阿郎
	Xinyi (Sihe)	郎家
	Xinyi (Qianpai)	阿郎
	Gaozhou (Xindong)	阿郎
Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)	阿郎
Huazhou (Xin'an)	阿郎
Lianjiang (Shijiao)	阿郎
Lianjiang (Qingping)	阿郎
Mengshan (Xihe)	婿郎
Luchuan	女婿
Luchuan (Daqiao)	阿郎
Beiliu (Tang'an)	姑爺
Mashan (Pianlian)	婿郎
Sabah (Longchuan)	婿郎
Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)	婿郎
Senai (Huiyang)	婿郎
Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)	婿郎
Singkawang	郎, 阿郎
Singapore (Meixian)	婿郎
Singapore (Dabu)	婿郎
Bangkok (Meixian)	婿郎
Bangkok (Fengshun)	阿郎
Bangkok (Jiexi)	阿郎
Huizhou	Jixi	女婿, 半子, 女婿官
	Shexian	女婿, 姑爺, 女婿官
	Huangshan (Tunxi)	令婿
	Xiuning	令婿
	Yixian	女婿
	Qimen	女婿
	Wuyuan	龍樁
Jin	Taiyuan	女婿, 女婿子, 姑爺
	Taiyuan (Jinyuan)	女婿子
	Pingyao	女婿子
	Yangyuan	女婿, 姑爺
	Datong	女婿, 姑爺
	Xinzhou	女婿子
	Lüliang (Lishi)	女婿
	Changzhi	女婿子
	Taibus (Baochang)	女婿
	Linhe	女婿
	Jining	女婿
	Hohhot	女婿, 女婿子
	Baotou	女婿
	Dongsheng	女婿
	Haibowan	女婿
	Erenhot	女婿
	Pingshan	女婿
	Zhangjiakou	女婿
	Handan	女婿
	Linzhou	女婿
	Suide	女婿
	Shenmu	女婿
Northern Min	Jian'ou	郎
	Jian'ou (Dikou)	郎
	Songxi	郎
	Zhenghe	孫郎
	Zhenghe (Zhenqian)	郎
	Jianyang	郎
	Wuyishan	婿郎
	Pucheng (Shibei)	婿郎
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	兒婿
	Fuzhou (Changle)	兒婿
	Lianjiang	兒婿
	Fuqing	兒婿
	Pingtan	兒婿
	Yongtai	兒婿
	Minqing	兒婿
	Gutian	兒婿
	Pingnan	兒婿
	Luoyuan	兒婿
	Fu'an	兒婿
	Ningde	兒婿
	Xiapu	兒婿
	Zherong	兒婿
	Shouning	兒婿
	Zhouning	兒婿
	Fuding	兒婿
	Matsu	兒婿
Southern Min	Xiamen	囝婿, 半子
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	囝婿
	Quanzhou	囝婿, 半子
	Jinjiang	囝婿
	Nan'an	囝婿
	Shishi	囝婿
	Hui'an	囝婿
	Anxi	囝婿
	Yongchun	囝婿
	Dehua	囝婿
	Zhangzhou	囝婿, 半子
	Zhangzhou (Longhai)	囝婿
	Zhangzhou (Changtai)	囝婿
	Hua'an	囝婿
	Nanjing	囝婿
	Pinghe	囝婿
	Zhangpu	囝婿
	Yunxiao	囝婿
	Zhao'an	囝婿
	Dongshan	囝婿
	Taipei	囝婿
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	囝婿
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	囝婿
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	囝婿
	Kaohsiung	囝婿
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	囝婿
	Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)	囝婿
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	囝婿
	Kaohsiung (Tianliao)	囝婿
	Yilan	囝婿
	Yilan (Toucheng)	囝婿
	Changhua (Lukang)	囝婿
	Taichung	囝婿
	Taichung (Wuqi)	囝婿
	Tainan	囝婿
	Tainan (Anping)	囝婿
	Taitung	囝婿
	Hsinchu	囝婿
	Kinmen	囝婿
	Penghu (Magong)	囝婿
	Penghu (Xiyu)	囝婿
	Penang (Hokkien)	囝婿
	Singapore (Hokkien)	囝婿
	Manila (Hokkien)	囝婿
	Longyan	婿郎, 囝婿
	Zhangping	囝婿
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	婿郎, 囝婿
	Datian	婿郎
	Shunchang (Pushang)	囝婿
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	姑爺
	Pingnan (Sijie)	姑爺
	Pingle (Zhoutang)	囝婿
	Lechang (Tatou)	囝婿
	Yingde (Yuzui)	囝婿
	Yunan (Liantan)	囝婿
	Chaozhou	囝婿, 阿郎
	Raoping	囝婿
	Shantou	囝婿
	Shantou (Chenghai)	囝婿
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	囝婿, 阿郎
	Nan'ao (Houzhai)	囝婿
	Nan'ao (Yun'ao)	囝婿
	Jieyang	囝婿, 阿郎
	Haifeng	囝婿
Bangkok (Teochew)	囝婿, 阿郎
Chiang Mai (Teochew)	囝婿
Hat Yai (Teochew)	囝婿
Johor Bahru (Teochew)	囝婿
Singapore (Teochew)	囝婿
Leizhou	郎家, 馬郎
Wenchang	郎家
Haikou	郎家
Qionghai	郎家
Puxian Min	Putian	囝婿
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	囝婿
	Xianyou	囝婿
	Fuding (Aoyao)	囝婿
Central Min	Yong'an	婿郎
	Sanming (Sanyuan)	婿郎
	Sanming (Shaxian)	婿郎
Shaojiang Min	Shaowu	姐夫
	Guangze	姐夫
	Jiangle	婿郎
	Mingxi	婿郎
	Shunchang	婿郎
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	囝婿
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	囝婿
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	女婿, 姑爺
	Nanning (Shajing)	姑爺
	Binyang	姑爺
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	女婿
	Guilin (Chaoyang)	女婿
	Lingchuan (Tanxia)	姑爺
Wu	Shanghai	女婿, 戇大女婿 humorous
	Shanghai (Songjiang)	女婿
	Shanghai (Zhoupu, Pudong)	女婿
	Shanghai (Jiading)	女婿
	Shanghai (Shuangcaodun, Baoshan)	女婿
	Shanghai (Luodian, Baoshan)	女婿
	Shanghai (Chongming)	女婿, 大官
	Suzhou	女婿, 姑爺
	Suzhou (Lili, Wujiang)	女婿
	Suzhou (Shengze, Wujiang)	女婿
	Wuxi	女婿
	Changshu	女婿, 姑爺
	Kunshan	女婿, 姑爺
	Jiaxing	女婿, 姑爺
	Changzhou	女婿
	Liyang	女婿
	Changzhou (Jintan)	女婿
	Yixing	女婿
	Danyang	補代, 女婿
	Danyang (Tongjiaqiao)	女婿
	Jingjiang	女婿
	Jiangyin	女婿
	Huzhou (Shuanglin)	女婿
	Hangzhou	女婿
	Shaoxing	女婿
	Zhuji (Wangjiajing)	囡婿
	Shengzhou (Chongren)	郎官
	Shengzhou (Taiping)	郎官
	Ningbo	女婿
	Yuyao	女婿
	Taizhou (Huangyan)	囡兒婿
	Wenzhou	奶兒婿
	Quzhou	囡婿
	Jinhua	囡婿, 女婿
	Yongkang	囡婿
	Pucheng	婿郎
Xiang	Changsha	郎, 姑爺, 郎崽子
	Xiangtan	郎崽子
	Loudi	郎, 郎牯子, 郎欛公
	Shuangfeng	郎
	Hengyang	郎, 郎牯子 non-face-to-face
	Quanzhou	姑爺
	Guanyang (Wenshi)	女婿

Derived terms

囝婿是半子