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號子

號子

See also: 号子

Chinese

		day of a month; (suffix used after) name of a ship; (ordinal) number day of a month; (suffix used after) name of a ship; (ordinal) number; bugle; roar; cry	child; son; (noun suff.) child; son; (noun suff.); small thing; midnight; 11 p.m.-1 a.m.; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch
trad. (號子)		號	子
simp. (号子)		号	子

Noun

號子

labour chant
(Mainland Mandarin, classifier) sort, kind (of people or thing)
(Mainland Mandarin, regional) jail
(Taiwan, colloquial) brokerage firm

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): hàozi

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄠˋ ㄗ˙
Cantonese (Jyutping): hou⁶ zi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: hàozi
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄠˋ ㄗ˙
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haw.tzy
  - IPA ^(key): /xɑʊ̯⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    耗子
    號子／号子
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hou⁶ zi²
  - Yale: houh jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hou⁶ dzi²
  - IPA ^(key): /hou̯²² t͡siː³⁵/