芯子

Chinese

		lamp pith; core	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (芯子)		芯	子
simp. #(芯子)		芯	子
alternative forms		信子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xìnzi, xīnzi

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣˋ ˙ㄗ, ㄒㄧㄣ ˙ㄗ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland; variant in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xìnzi
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣˋ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sìnzi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: hsin⁴-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: syìn-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinn.tzy
    • Palladius: синьцзы (sinʹczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; variant in Mainland)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīnzi
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sinzi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: hsin¹-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: syīn-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shin.tzy
    • Palladius: синьцзы (sinʹczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩²/
    • Homophones:

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Noun

芯子

1. fuse (of a firecracker); wick (of a candle)
2. forked tongue (of a snake)