硝子

Chinese

		saltpetre; to tan (leather)	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (硝子)		硝	子
simp. #(硝子)		硝	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiāozǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠ ㄗˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiāozǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠ ㄗˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siaozǐh
    • Wade–Giles: hsiao¹-tzŭ³
    • Yale: syāu-dž
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiautzyy
    • Palladius: сяоцзы (sjaoczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

硝子

1. (literary, obsolete) artificial crystal

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
硝	子
がらす
Grade: S	Grade: 1
jukujikun

For pronunciation and definitions of 硝子 – see the following entry.

【ガラス】 [noun] glass (substance)

(This term, 硝子, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
硝	子
しょう Grade: S	し Grade: 1
on'yomi

Appears to be a coinage in Japan from Middle Chinese-derived elements, as a compound of 硝 (shō, “saltpeter; niter”) +‎ 子 (shi, diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しょーし [shóꜜòshì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːɕi]

Noun

硝(しょう)子(し) • (shōshi) ^{←せうし (seusi)?}

1. (archaic, possibly obsolete) glass (substance)

Synonyms

• 玻(は)璃(り) (hari): crystal, glass

Derived terms

• 硝(しょう)子(し)体(たい) (shōshitai, “vitreous body”)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
硝	子
しょう Grade: S	こ Grade: 1
jūbakoyomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːko̞]

Proper noun

硝(しょう)子(こ) • (Shōko) 

1. a female given name