獨生子

See also: 独生子

Chinese

		to have a single child; only one born; single-child to have a single child; only one born; single-child; without siblings	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (獨生子)		獨生	子
simp. (独生子)		独生	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dúshēngzǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄨˊ ㄕㄥ ㄗˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): duk⁶ sang¹ zi² / duk⁶ saang¹ zi²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thu̍k-sên-chṳ́
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): to̍k-seng-chú / to̍k-sng-chír

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dúshēngzǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄨˊ ㄕㄥ ㄗˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dúshengzǐh
    • Wade–Giles: tu²-shêng¹-tzŭ³
    • Yale: dú-shēng-dž
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dwushengtzyy
    • Palladius: душэнцзы (dušɛnczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tu³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: duk⁶ sang¹ zi² / duk⁶ saang¹ zi²
    • Yale: duhk sāng jí / duhk sāang jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: duk⁹ sang¹ dzi² / duk⁹ saang¹ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: dug⁶ seng¹ ji² / dug⁶ sang¹ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʊk̚² sɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/, /tʊk̚² saːŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thu̍k-sên-chṳ́
    • Hakka Romanization System: tug sen^ˊ zii^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: tug⁶ sen¹ zi³
    • Sinological IPA: /tʰuk̚⁵ sen²⁴ t͡sɨ³¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: to̍k-seng-chú
    • Tâi-lô: to̍k-sing-tsú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dogsengzuo
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tɔk̚⁴⁻³² siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tɔk̚⁴⁻³² siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁵³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tɔk̚⁴⁻³² siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su⁵³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: to̍k-sng-chír
    • Tâi-lô: to̍k-sng-tsír
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tɔk̚²⁴⁻² sŋ̍³³ t͡sɯ⁵⁵⁴/

Noun

獨生子

1. only son (a son who is an only child, without siblings)

Synonyms

• 獨子／独子 (dúzǐ)
• (Cantonese) 獨生仔／独生仔, 獨仔／独仔
• (Hakka) 單丁子／单丁子
• (Hokkien) 孤囝, 獨囝／独囝
• (Teochew) 單丁／单丁, 單丁囝／单丁囝

Coordinate terms

• (daughter) 獨生女／独生女 (dúshēngnǚ), 獨女／独女 (dúnǚ)
• (sons and daughters) 獨生子女／独生子女