八面子

Chinese

eight
face; side; surface
face; side; surface; aspect; top
 
child; son; (noun suffix)
child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
 
trad. (八面子)
simp. #(八面子)

Etymology

From 八面威風 / 八面威风, where  / is a homophone of  / (crazy).

Pronunciation


  • Xiang
    • (Changsha)
      • Wiktionary: ba6 mienn5 zr
      • Sinological IPA (key): /pa̠²⁴ mi̯ẽ²¹⁻¹¹ t͡sz̩³/

Noun

八面子

  1. (Xiang, euphemistic) maniac; lunatic

Synonyms