釋子

Chinese

		explain; to release	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (釋子)		釋	子
simp. (释子)		释	子

Etymology

Partial calque of Sanskrit शाक्य पुत्र (śākya putra).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shìzǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ㄗˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sik¹ zi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shìzǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄗˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shìhzǐh
    • Wade–Giles: shih⁴-tzŭ³
    • Yale: shr̀-dž
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyhtzyy
    • Palladius: шицзы (šiczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 世子 士子 釋子 / 释子

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: sik¹ zi²
    • Yale: sīk jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sik⁷ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: xig¹ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪk̚⁵ t͡siː³⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 釋子 / 释子 骰子

Noun

釋子

1. (literary) Buddhist monk