黑子

Chinese

		black; dark; Heilongjiang Province (abbrev.)	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. (黑子)		黑	子

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): hēizǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄟ ㄗˇ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): he² zi³

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hak¹ zi² / haak¹ zi²
• Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): hêd⁵ zi³
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): he⁶ zr³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hēizǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄟ ㄗˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: heizǐh
    • Wade–Giles: hei¹-tzŭ³
    • Yale: hēi-dž
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: heitzyy
    • Palladius: хэйцзы (xɛjczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xeɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (黑子兒／黑子儿)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hēizǐr
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄟ ㄗˇㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: heizǐhr
    • Wade–Giles: hei¹-tzŭ³-ʼrh
    • Yale: hēi-dzǐr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: heitzeel
    • Palladius: хэйцзыр (xɛjczyr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xeɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡sz̩ɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: he² zi³
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xez
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɛ²¹ t͡sz̩⁵³/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hak¹ zi² / haak¹ zi²
    • Yale: hāk jí / hāak jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hak⁷ dzi² / haak⁷ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: heg¹ ji² / hag¹ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐk̚⁵ t͡siː³⁵/, /haːk̚⁵ t͡siː³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: hêd⁵ zi³
    • Sinological IPA: /hɛt̚¹ t͡sz̩³¹/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: he⁶ zr³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɤ̞²⁴ t͡sz̩⁴¹/

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• Middle Chinese: xok tsiX

Rime
Character	黑	子
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	曉 (32)	精 (13)
Final (韻)	德 (131)	之 (19)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	III
Fanqie	呼北切	即里切
Baxter	xok	tsiX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/hək̚/	/t͡sɨX/
Pan Wuyun	/hək̚/	/t͡sɨX/
Shao Rongfen	/xək̚/	/t͡sieX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/hək̚/	/t͡sɨX/
Li Rong	/xək̚/	/t͡siəX/
Wang Li	/xək̚/	/t͡sĭəX/
Bernhard Karlgren	/xək̚/	/t͡siX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	he	zǐ
Expected Cantonese Reflex	hak1	zi2

Noun

黑子

1. (literary) birthmark; mole
2. (literary, figurative) small piece of land

   • 地為黑子，城猶彈丸。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     地为黑子，城犹弹丸。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: c. 578, 庾信 (Yu Xin), 《哀江南賦》 (The Lament for the South)

     Dì wéi hēizǐ, chéng yóu dànwán. [Pinyin]

     His land was but a spot, his fortress a pellet.

3. black seed
4. (go, xiangqi) black piece
5. (astronomy) sunspot

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 黑子 (“black Go stone”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		黑子
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	黑子兒
	Taiwan	黑子
	Chifeng	黑子兒
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	黑子兒
	Harbin	黑子兒
	Shenyang	黑子兒
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	黑子兒
	Tangshan	黑子兒
	Cangzhou	黑子兒
	Baoding	黑子兒
	Shijiazhuang	黑子兒
	Jinan	黑子兒
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	黑子兒
	Qingdao	黑子兒
Central Plains Mandarin	Zhengzhou	黑棋
	Xi'an	黑子兒
	Xining	黑子兒
	Xuzhou	黑子兒, 黑子
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	黑子, 黑子兒
	Lanzhou	黑子兒
	Ürümqi	黑子兒
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	黑棋, 黑子
	Chongqing	黑子兒
	Wuhan	黑子
	Guiyang	黑子
	Kunming	黑子
	Guilin	黑子
	Liuzhou	黑子
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	黑子, 黑子兒
	Yangzhou	黑棋, 黑子子, 黑子
	Nantong	黑子兒
	Hefei	黑子
Cantonese	Hong Kong	黑棋
	Dongguan	黑子
Gan	Lichuan	黑子
	Pingxiang	黑子
Hakka	Meixian	黑子
	Yudu	烏子
Huizhou	Jixi	黑子
	Shexian	黑子
Jin	Taiyuan	黑子兒, 黑子
	Xinzhou	黑子, 黑子兒
	Linhe	黑子兒
	Jining	黑子兒
	Hohhot	黑子兒
	Zhangjiakou	黑子兒
	Handan	黑子
Northern Min	Jian'ou	烏子
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	烏子
Southern Min	Xiamen	烏子仔, 烏子
	Quanzhou	烏子
	Zhangzhou	烏子仔, 烏子
	Taipei	烏子 GT
	Haikou	烏子
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	黑子
Wu	Shanghai	黑子
	Suzhou	黑子, 黑棋
	Danyang	黑子
	Hangzhou	黑子
	Ningbo	黑子
	Jinhua	黑子
Xiang	Changsha	黑子
Note	GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “black piece”): 白子 (báizǐ)

Derived terms

• 太陽黑子／太阳黑子

 

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hēizi

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄟ ˙ㄗ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hak¹ zi² / haak¹ zi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hēizi
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄟ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: heizi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: hei¹-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: hēi-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hei.tzy
    • Palladius: хэйцзы (xɛjczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xeɪ̯⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩²/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hak¹ zi² / haak¹ zi²
    • Yale: hāk jí / hāak jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hak⁷ dzi² / haak⁷ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: heg¹ ji² / hag¹ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐk̚⁵ t͡siː³⁵/, /haːk̚⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

Noun

黑子

1. (derogatory, humorous, offensive) someone with dark skin
2. (Yinchuan Mandarin, euphemistic) pig
3. (slang) hater (of a celebrity etc)

Synonyms

• (hater): 黑粉 (hēifěn)
• (pig):

Dialectal synonyms of 豬 (“pig; swine”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		豕, 彘, 豬, 豨, 豚, 㣇
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		豬
Taxonomic name		豬
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	豬
	Taiwan	豬
	Chifeng	豬
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	豬
	Harbin	豬
	Shenyang	豬
	Malaysia	豬
	Singapore	豬
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	豬
	Tangshan	豬
	Cangzhou	豬
	Baoding	豬
	Shijiazhuang	豬
	Jinan	豬, 黑貓子 Hui, 黑牲口 Hui
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	豬子
	Qingdao	豬
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	豬
	Wanrong	豬
	Zhengzhou	豬
	Xi'an	豬, 嘮嘮
	Xining	豬
	Xuzhou	豬, 玀玀
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	黑黑, 哼孜兒, 豬
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	豬, 黑子 Hui, 哼哼 Hui, 恨賊勒 Hui
	Lanzhou	豬
	Ürümqi	豬佬佬
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	豬
	Chongqing	豬
	Wuhan	豬
	Guiyang	豬
	Kunming	豬
	Guilin	豬
	Liuzhou	豬
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	豬
	Yangzhou	豬
	Nantong	豬
	Hefei	豬
Cantonese	Guangzhou	豬
	Hong Kong	豬
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	豬
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	豬
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	豬
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	豬
	Macau	豬
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	豬
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	豬
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	豬
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	豬
	Foshan	豬
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	豬
	Foshan (Shunde)	豬
	Foshan (Sanshui)	豬
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	豬
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	豬
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	豬
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	豬
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	豬
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	豬
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	豬
	Taishan	豬
	Kaiping (Chikan)	豬
	Enping (Niujiang)	豬
	Heshan (Yayao)	豬
	Dongguan	豬
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	豬
	Yangjiang	豬
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	豬
	Penang (Guangfu)	豬
	Singapore (Guangfu)	豬
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	豬, 㺧
	Móng Cái	豬, 𤞼
Gan	Nanchang	豬
	Lichuan	豬
	Pingxiang	豬
Hakka	Meixian	豬
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	豬
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	豬
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	豬
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	豬
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	豬
	Changting	豬, 長嘴筒 argot
	Yudu	豬
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	豬仔
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	豬仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	豬仔
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	豬
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	豬仔
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	豬
	Hong Kong	豬
	Sabah (Longchuan)	豬
	Senai (Huiyang)	豬
Huizhou	Jixi	豬
	Shexian	豬
	Shitai (Xianyu)	豬
Jin	Taiyuan	豬, 豬兒
	Pingyao	豬兒
	Xinzhou	豬
	Linhe	豬
	Jining	豬
	Hohhot	豬
	Zhangjiakou	豬
	Handan	豬
Northern Min	Jian'ou	豨
	Jian'ou (Dikou)	豨
	Songxi	豨
	Zhenghe	豨
	Zhenghe (Zhenqian)	豨
	Jianyang	豨
	Jianyang (Huangkeng)	豨
	Wuyishan	豨
	Pucheng (Shibei)	豨
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	豬
	Fuzhou (Changle)	豬
	Lianjiang	豬
	Fuqing	豬
	Pingtan	豬
	Yongtai	豬
	Minqing	豬
	Gutian	豬
	Pingnan	豬
	Luoyuan	豬
	Fu'an	豬
	Ningde	豬
	Xiapu	豬
	Zherong	豬
	Shouning	豬
	Zhouning	豬
	Fuding	豬
	Matsu	豬
Southern Min	Xiamen	豬, 豬仔
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	豬
	Quanzhou	豬
	Jinjiang	豬
	Nan'an	豬
	Shishi	豬
	Hui'an	豬
	Anxi	豬
	Yongchun	豬
	Dehua	豬
	Zhangzhou	豬, 豬仔
	Zhangzhou (Longhai)	豬
	Zhangzhou (Changtai)	豬
	Hua'an	豬
	Nanjing	豬
	Pinghe	豬
	Zhangpu	豬
	Yunxiao	豬
	Zhao'an	豬
	Dongshan	豬
	Yilan	豬
	Tainan	豬仔
	Kinmen	豬
	Penang (Hokkien)	豬
	Singapore (Hokkien)	豬
	Manila (Hokkien)	豬
	Medan (Hokkien)	豬
	Longyan	豬
	Zhangping	豬
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	豬
	Datian	豨
	Chaozhou	豬, 老豬
	Shantou	豬
	Jieyang	豬, 猧
	Haifeng	豬
	Bangkok (Teochew)	豬
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	豬
	Singapore (Teochew)	豬
	Leizhou	豬
	Wenchang	豬
	Haikou	豬
	Singapore (Hainanese)	豬
Puxian Min	Putian	豬
Central Min	Yong'an	豨
	Sanming (Sanyuan)	豨
	Sanming (Shaxian)	豨
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	豬
	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	豬
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	豬
Shehua	Fu'an	豬
	Fuding	豬
	Luoyuan	豬
	Sanming	豬
	Shunchang	豬
	Hua'an	豬
	Guixi (Zhangping)	豬
	Cangnan	豬
	Jingning (Hexi)	豬
	Lishui	豬
	Longyou	豬
	Chaozhou	豬
	Fengshun	豬
Wu	Shanghai	豬玀, 玀玀 childish, 豬玀玀 childish
	Shanghai (Chongming)	豬農
	Suzhou	豬, 豬玀, 豬玀玀, 玀玀
	Danyang	玀玀 childish
	Hangzhou	豬玀
	Ningbo	豬玀, 嘵豬, 泥豬, 愚豬
	Wenzhou	豬
	Jinhua	豬
Xiang	Changsha	豬, 寶樓
	Loudi	豬
	Shuangfeng	豬