步虛子

Chinese

		Taoist ritual pacing and chanting	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (步虛子)		步虛	子
simp. (步虚子)		步虚	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bùxūzǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄩ ㄗˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bùxūzǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄩ ㄗˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bùsyuzǐh
    • Wade–Giles: pu⁴-hsü¹-tzŭ³
    • Yale: bù-syū-dž
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: buhshiutzyy
    • Palladius: бусюйцзы (busjujczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹ ɕy⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

步虛子

1. Taoist priest

Synonyms

• 步虛人／步虚人 (bùxūrén)
• 道士 (dàoshì)