穄子

Chinese

		(millet)	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (穄子)		穄	子
simp. #(穄子)		穄	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jìzǐ, jìzi

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˋ ㄗˇ, ㄐㄧˋ ˙ㄗ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zai³ zi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jìzǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ ㄗˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jìzǐh
    • Wade–Giles: chi⁴-tzŭ³
    • Yale: jì-dž
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jihtzyy
    • Palladius: цзицзы (cziczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jìzi
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jìzi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: chi⁴-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: jì-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jih.tzy
    • Palladius: цзицзы (cziczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zai³ zi²
    • Yale: jai jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzai³ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: zei³ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐi̯³³ t͡siː³⁵/

Noun

穄子

1. non-sticky vareties of proso millet, broomcorn millet (Panicum miliaceum), used as a staple

   Synonyms: 黍 (shǔ), 糜子