荊子

Chinese

		thorns; brambles	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (荊子)		荊	子
simp. (荆子)		荆	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīngzi

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥ ˙ㄗ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīngzi
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jingzi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: ching¹-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: jīng-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jing.tzy
    • Palladius: цзинцзы (czinczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩²/

Noun

荊子

1. branch of the chaste tree (used for purposes such as basket-weaving, and in ancient times, torture)

Synonyms

• 荊條／荆条 (jīngtiáo)

Derived terms

• 烏荊子李／乌荆子李 (wūjīngzilǐ)