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子仔

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Chinese

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Etymology 1

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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
 
simp. and trad.
(子仔)
alternative forms 譾仔谫仔
茈仔
鴿仔鸽仔 “pigeon”
anagram 仔子

Pronunciation

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Noun

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子仔

  1. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, dated in Taiwanese Hokkien) pigeon; dove
  2. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) birdling; nestling
  3. (Zhangzhou Hokkien, figurative) beginner; novice
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Etymology 2

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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
 
simp. and trad.
(子仔)
alternative forms 枳仔
anagram 仔子

Pronunciation

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Noun

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子仔

  1. (Tainan Hokkien) creeping fig; climbing fig (Ficus pumila var. awkeotsang)
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