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綢子

綢子

See also: 绸子

Chinese

		(light) silk	child; son; (noun suff.) child; son; (noun suff.); small thing; midnight; 11 p.m.-1 a.m.; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch
trad. (綢子)		綢	子
simp. (绸子)		绸	子

Noun

綢子

silk fabric (Classifier: 匹; 塊／块)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): chóuzi

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄡˊ ㄗ˙
Cantonese (Jyutping): cau⁴ zi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: chóuzi
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄡˊ ㄗ˙
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chour.tzy
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³/
  - Homophones:
    
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    籌子／筹子
    綢子／绸子
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: cau⁴ zi²
  - Yale: chàuh jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsau⁴ dzi²
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐu̯²¹ t͡siː³⁵/