院子

Chinese

		courtyard; institution	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
simp. and trad. (院子)		院	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): yuànzi

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄢˋ ˙ㄗ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): йүанзы (yüanzɨ, I-II)

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun^6-2 zi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yuànzi
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˋ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yuànzi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: yüan⁴-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: ywàn-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuann.tzy
    • Palladius: юаньцзы (juanʹczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛn⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: йүанзы (yüanzɨ, I-II)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /yæ̃²⁴ t͡sz̩⁵¹/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyun^6-2 zi²
    • Yale: yún jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jyn^6-2 dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yun^6-2 ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːn²²⁻³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

Noun

院子

1. (colloquial) courtyard

Synonyms

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• 中庭 (zhōngtíng)
• 丹墀 (dan¹ zhr²) (Xiang)
• 埕斗 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 天井 (tiānjǐng)
• 庭院 (tíngyuàn)
• 深井 (Hokkien)
• 院 (yuàn)
• 院落 (yuànluò)