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支子

支子

Chinese

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhīzǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄗˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ zi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhīzǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄗˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jytzyy
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi¹ zi²
  - Yale: jī jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi¹ dzi²
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

Noun

支子

a son other than the first son of the first wife

Etymology 2

		support	diminutive suffix
simp. and trad. (支子)		支	子

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhīzi

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄗ˙
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ zi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: zhīzi
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄗ˙
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jy.tzy
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩²/
  - Homophones:
    
    ^edit
    ^edit
    枝子
    梔子／栀子
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi¹ zi²
  - Yale: jī jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi¹ dzi²
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

Noun

支子

stand; support
gridiron (cooking utensil)