琴子

Chinese

		qin; general name for certain instruments	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (琴子)		琴	子
simp. #(琴子)		琴	子

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khîm-chí / khîm-lí / khîm-jí

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khîm-chí
    • Tâi-lô: khîm-tsí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qimcie
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰim¹³⁻²² t͡si⁵³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰim²⁴⁻²² t͡si⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khîm-lí
    • Tâi-lô: khîm-lí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qimlie
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰim²⁴⁻²² li⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰim²⁴⁻¹¹ li⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khîm-jí
    • Tâi-lô: khîm-jí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qimjie
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰim¹³⁻²² d͡zi⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰim²³⁻³³ zi⁴¹/

Noun

琴子

1. (Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, music) key (on a musical instrument)

Synonyms

• 琴鍵／琴键 (qínjiàn)