子仔
Appearance
Chinese
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight |
minutely; young; duty minutely; young; duty; responsibility | ||
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simp. and trad. (子仔) |
子 | 仔 | |
alternative forms | 譾仔/谫仔 茈仔 鴿仔/鸽仔 “pigeon” | ||
anagram | 仔子 |
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]子仔
- (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, dated in Taiwanese Hokkien) pigeon; dove
- (Zhangzhou Hokkien) birdling; nestling
- (Zhangzhou Hokkien, figurative) beginner; novice
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight |
minutely; young; duty minutely; young; duty; responsibility | ||
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simp. and trad. (子仔) |
子 | 仔 | |
alternative forms | 枳仔 | ||
anagram | 仔子 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chí-á
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Tainan)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-á
- Tâi-lô: tsí-á
- Phofsit Daibuun: cyar
- IPA (Tainan): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁵⁵ a⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Tainan)
Noun
[edit]子仔
- (Tainan Hokkien) creeping fig; climbing fig (Ficus pumila var. awkeotsang)
Synonyms
[edit]Variety | Location | Words |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 薜荔, 木蓮 | |
Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 愛玉 |
Southern Min | Xiamen | 薁蕘, 風不動 |
Quanzhou | 栟枹 | |
Zhangzhou | 栟枹 | |
Taipei | 薁蕘 | |
New Taipei (Sanxia) | 薁蕘 | |
Kaohsiung | 薁蕘 | |
Yilan | 薁蕘 | |
Changhua (Lukang) | 薁蕘 | |
Taichung | 薁蕘 | |
Tainan | 子仔 | |
Hsinchu | 薁蕘, 栟枹 | |
Kinmen | 薁蕘 | |
Penghu (Magong) | 薁蕘 | |
Leizhou | 甜泡 | |
Note | Most of the terms refer especially to Ficus pumila var. awkeotsang. |