支子

Chinese

Etymology 1

		branch	son; child
simp. and trad. (支子)		支	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhīzǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄓ ㄗˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ zi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhīzǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄓ ㄗˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhihzǐh
    • Wade–Giles: chih¹-tzŭ³
    • Yale: jr̄-dž
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jytzyy
    • Palladius: чжицзы (čžiczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi¹ zi²
    • Yale: jī jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi¹ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji¹ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

Noun

支子

1. (historical) sons other than the first son of the first wife

Etymology 2

		support	diminutive suffix
simp. and trad. (支子)		支	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhīzi

  (Zhuyin): ㄓ ˙ㄗ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ zi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhīzi
    • Zhuyin: ㄓ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhihzi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: chih¹-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: jr̄-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jy.tzy
    • Palladius: чжицзы (čžiczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩²/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi¹ zi²
    • Yale: jī jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi¹ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji¹ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

Noun

支子

1. stand; support
2. gridiron (cooking utensil); trivet
3. Alternative form of 梔子 / 栀子 (zhīzi, “Cape jasmine”)