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爪子

爪子

Chinese

		claw	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. (爪子)		爪	子

Noun

爪子

claw; talon (curved horny nail)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhǎozi, zhuǎzi

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄠˇ ㄗ˙, ㄓㄨㄚˇ ㄗ˙
Cantonese (Jyutping): zaau² zi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, literary)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhǎozi
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄠˇ ㄗ˙
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jao.tzy
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴/
- (Standard Chinese, vernacular)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhuǎzi
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄚˇ ㄗ˙
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: joa.tzy
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯a̠²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zaau² zi²
  - Yale: jáau jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzaau² dzi²
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɑːu̯³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/