中子

Chinese

		middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
simp. and trad. (中子)		中	子

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhōngzǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥㄗˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zung¹ zi²
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): chûng-chṳ́

(Hailu, HRS): zhung^ˋ zii^ˊ
Eastern Min (BUC): dṳ̆ng-cṳ̄
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tiong-chú / tiong-chír

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhōngzǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥㄗˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhongzǐh
  - Wade–Giles: chung¹-tzŭ³
  - Yale: jūng-dž
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jongtzyy
  - Palladius: чжунцзы (čžunczy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: zung¹ zi²
  - Yale: jūng jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzung¹ dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: zung¹ ji²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
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    中子
    中指
    中止
    宗旨
    盅子
    終止 / 终止
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chûng-chṳ́
  - Hakka Romanization System: zung^ˊ zii^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zung¹ zi³
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡suŋ²⁴ t͡sɨ³¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: zhung^ˋ zii^ˊ
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡ʃuŋ⁵³ t͡sɨ²⁴/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: dṳ̆ng-cṳ̄
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tyŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^(t͡s-)ʒy³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiong-chú
  - Tâi-lô: tiong-tsú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diongzuo
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiong-chír
  - Tâi-lô: tiong-tsír
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɔŋ³³ t͡sɯ⁵⁵⁴/

Noun

中子

(physics) neutron
(archaic) middle son

Derived terms

中子彈 / 中子弹 (zhōngzǐdàn)
中子星 (zhōngzǐxīng)
中子源 (zhōngzǐyuán)
微中子 (wēizhōngzǐ)
文中子

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
中	子
ちゅう Grade: 1	し Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ちゅうし [chúꜜùshì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨːɕi]

Noun

中(ちゅう)子(し) • (chūshi) ^{←ちゆうし (tyuusi)^?}

middle son

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
中	子
なか Grade: 1	こ > ご Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
中心

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) なかご [nàkáꜜgò] (Nakadaka – [2])^[2]^[1]
(Tokyo) なかご [nàkágó] (Heiban – [0])^[2]^[1]
IPA^(key): [na̠ka̠ɡo̞]

Noun

中(なか)子(ご) • (nakago)

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Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
中	子
なか Grade: 1	こ Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) なかこ [náꜜkàkò] (Atamadaka – [1]) given name
(Tokyo) なかこ [nàkákó] (Heiban – [0]) surname
IPA^(key): [na̠ka̠ko̞]

Proper noun

中(なか)子(こ) • (Nakako)

a female given name
a surname

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
中	子
みつ Grade: 1	こ Grade: 1
nanori	kun'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) みつこ [míꜜtsùkò] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [mʲit͡sɨko̞]

Proper noun

中(みつ)子(こ) • (Mitsuko)

a female given name

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
中	子

Noun

中子 • (jungja) (hangeul 중자)

hanja form^? of 중자

[DJR-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[SMK7-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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