嫡子

Chinese

		first wife; son of first wife	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (嫡子)		嫡	子
simp. #(嫡子)		嫡	子
alternative forms		適子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dízǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧˊ ㄗˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dik¹ zi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dízǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧˊ ㄗˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dízǐh
    • Wade–Giles: ti²-tzŭ³
    • Yale: dí-dž
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dyitzyy
    • Palladius: дицзы (diczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dik¹ zi²
    • Yale: dīk jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dik⁷ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: dig¹ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɪk̚⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

Noun

嫡子

1. (chiefly historical) son of one's legal wife (as opposed to a concubine)
   1. (specifically) eldest son of one's legal wife (as opposed to one's concubine)

Synonyms

• (eldest son of one's legal wife): 嫡長子／嫡长子 (dízhǎngzǐ)

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “son of one's legal wife”): 庶子 (shùzǐ)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (嫡子):

• → Japanese: 嫡子(ちゃくし) (chakushi)
• → Korean: 적자(嫡子) (jeokja)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
嫡	子
ちゃく Grade: S	し Grade: 1
goon	on'yomi

Kanji in this term
嫡	子
てき Grade: S	し Grade: 1
kan'on	on'yomi

Alternative spelling
適子

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ちゃくし [cháꜜkùshì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕa̠kɯ̟ɕi]

• (Tokyo) てきし [téꜜkìshì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [te̞kʲiɕi]

Noun

嫡(ちゃく)子(し) • (chakushi) 

1. legitimate child

嫡(てき)子(し) • (tekishi) 

1. same as above

Synonyms

• 正(しょう)腹(ふく) (shōfuku)
• 嫡(ちゃく)出(しゅつ)子(し) (chakushutsushi)
• 本(ほん)腹(ばら) (honbara)

Korean

Hanja in this term
嫡	子

Noun

嫡子 • (jeokja) (hangeul 적자)

1. hanja form^? of 적자