稈子

Chinese

		stalks of grain	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (稈子)		稈	子
simp. (秆子)		秆	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gǎnzi

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄢˇ ˙ㄗ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gon² zi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gǎnzi
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄢˇ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gǎnzi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: kan³-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: gǎn-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaan.tzy
    • Palladius: ганьцзы (ganʹczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kän²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gon² zi²
    • Yale: gón jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gon² dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: gon² ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔːn³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

Noun

稈子

1. stalk (of a cereal plant); straw