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叫花子

叫花子

Chinese

		to call; to yell; to be called to call; to yell; to be called; to order	beggar
simp. and trad. (叫花子)		叫	花子
alt. forms		叫化子

Noun

叫花子

beggar

Synonyms

花子 (huāzi)
乞丐 (qǐgài)

See also

乞討／乞讨 (qǐtǎo)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jiàohuāzi

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄨㄚㄗ˙
Cantonese (Jyutping): giu³ faa¹ zi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: jiàohuāzi
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄨㄚㄗ˙
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiawhua.tzy
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ xu̯a̠⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩²/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: giu³ faa¹ zi²
  - Yale: giu fā jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: giu³ faa¹ dzi²
  - IPA ^(key): /kiːu̯³³ fɑː⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/