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勺子

勺子

Chinese

		spoon	child; son; (noun suff.) child; son; (noun suff.); small thing; midnight; 11 p.m.-1 a.m.; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch
simp. and trad. (勺子)		勺	子

Noun

勺子

spoon; ladle (Classifier: 把)

See also

調羹／调羹 (tiáogēng)
匙 (chí)
匙子 (chízi)
湯匙／汤匙 (tāngchí)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): sháozi

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄠˊ ㄗ˙
Cantonese (Jyutping): soek³ zi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: sháozi
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄠˊ ㄗ˙
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shaur.tzy
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂɑʊ̯³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³/
  - Homophones:
    
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    勺子
    杓子
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: soek³ zi²
  - Yale: seuk jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soek⁸ dzi²
  - IPA ^(key): /sœːk̚³ t͡siː³⁵/