子 (zi2 | zi3 zi5) : son; person; egg; young; subsidiary

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子

zi2

zi3 zi5

[粵] zi2 | [國] zi3
[1] [n] son; child; offspring
[2] [n] person; learned or virtuous man
[3] [n] egg; seed; young/newborn animal
[4] [adj] young; tender; small
[5] [adj] subsidiary; subordinate | [ant] 母
[6] [n] a rank of the nobility equivalent to a viscount
[7] [n] first of the twelve Earthly Branches

[國] zi5 - Mandarin only
noun suffix added to certain nouns and measure words, e.g. 桌子, 胖子, 亂子, 一下子, etc

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Stroke count: 3

Level: 1

Radical: 子 (#39)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

子

Don't confuse with:
孑孓字宇仔存

This word has been viewed 36415 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 13th Jun 2013 05:42

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菜子 coi3 zi2 cai4 zi3 = vegetable seeds

兒子 ji4 zi2 er2 zi5 = son 國

日子 jat6 zi2 ri4 zi5 = date, day, life; when

大日子 daai6 jat6 zi2 = important date; red letter day

鼻子 bei6 zi2 bi2 zi5 = nose 國

屋子 uk1 zi2 wu1 zi5 = house; room 國

王子 wong4 zi2 wang2 zi3 = prince

女子 neoi5 zi2 nv3 zi3 = [1] woman; [2] female

才子 coi4 zi2 cai2 zi3 = talented male; a talented or brilliant person; a genius

兔子 tou3 zi2 tu4 zi5 = rabbit
See all 761 compounds (CantoDict reports 793 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 27 examples containing 子

佢唔識用筷子㗎粵
He/she doesn't know how to use chopsticks.

我有雪白的兔子國
I have a snowy white rabbit

小孩子們很興奮！國
The children are getting excited!

鴨子在池塘裡游來游去國
The ducks on the pond are swimming to and fro.
[The meaning of 游來游去 is discussed [url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?7,74996,77053#msg-77053]here.[/url] ]

中國人係揸筷子食飯嘅。粵
Chinese people are [people who] use chopsticks to have their meals.
["揸" here is actually "to hold"]

冇咗一對手，你就唔可以用筷子粵 ?!
Now that you've lost both your hands, you can't use chopsticks any more.
[Lit. don't-have already one pair hands, you then cannot use chopsticks. (Originally transcribed as 冇咗一隻手，你就唔可以用鍊金術... but 鍊金術 is hardly a useful word for learners.)]

你的腦子有毛病? 國
"Are you out of your mind?"

我想租一間包括水電費的房子。國
I want to rent a house that has utilities included.

你的鞋子是甚麼牌子的 ? 國
What brand are your shoes?

你的鞋子是什麼牌子的 ? 國
What brand are your shoes?

你對鞋係咩(乜)牌子? 粵
What brand are your shoes?

提子係斷斤賣架粵
The grapes are sold according to their weight.

這兒敗家子只會跟一班豬朋狗友吃喝嫖賭！國
The only thing this good-for-nothing son does is to go around with some bad company and engage in all kinds of vice activities.

你不用貓哭耗子假慈悲啦國
There's no need for you to shed crocodile tears!

小面積房子最熱銷
Small houses are most in demand

這區的房子最暢銷
The houses in the area is most sellable.

危難中，"有子不需父上前"；搶險時，"上陣不離父子兵"。
A son would would protect his father and face the danger himself; but in times of emergency, both son and father would fight the battle together.

天真爛漫的孩子們過著無憂無慮的生活
Innocent children, unaffected by the surroundings, live without a worry in the world.

有隻獅子喺動物園度走咗出嚟粵
A lion escaped from the zoo.

有隻獅子喺動物園度唔見咗粵
A lion went missing from the zoo.

有隻獅子喺動物園度逃走咗粵
A lion escaped from the zoo.
[Not as common as this version: http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/examples/1391/]

我嗰陣時親眼見到隻獅子喺動物園嗰度衝咗出嚟粵
With my own eyes, I saw a lion come charging out of the zoo!
[Lit. I that time own-eyes see-arrive [counter] lion at zoo that-place zoom-already out come 出嚟 implies that you're standing outside of the zoo, because the lion's coming towards you 咗 implies the lion's already outside the zoo gate (completed)]

示威者向警察掟石﹐而警察用橡膠子彈回敬。粵
Protesters threw stones at the police, who responded with rubber bullets.
[Cantonese version has the two prepositional phrases placed before the two verbs; English version has the same placed after. ]

處女座同雙子座襯唔襯㗎？
Virgo and Gemini are a match right?

自從新聞報道話椰子又好又盛, 呢一帶食肆都食住條水, 推出各種各樣同椰子有關嘅小食。粵
Ever since the news reported that coconuts were good and all, the entire stretch of eateries here seize the opportunity to serve snacks made from coconuts.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,137972,137975#msg-137975]

呢個人罄竹難書，請佢食蓮子羹平宜咗佢粵
This man was responsible for many countless wrong doings. We let him off easy by putting a bullet in him.

本港男子罹患新流感情況危殆
Hong Kong man suffering from H1N1 in critical condition

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