公子

Chinese

just; honourable; public
just; honourable; public; common; fair; duke; mister
 
child; son; (noun suffix)
child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
 
trad. (公子) 公 子
simp. #(公子) 公 子

Pronunciation 1

Noun

公子

  1. (historical) scion; son or daughter of a feudal prince, vassal king or duke (especially of the kings of Zhou dynasty)
  2. (honorific) your son
  3. (figurative) son of privilege; son of an official; son of nobility
  4. A title used to address young men in historical dramas
Derived terms
  • 公子哥 (gōngzǐgē)
  • 公子家
  • 公子王孫 / 公子王孙
  • 四公子
  • 大家公子
  • 女公子
  • 安公子
  • 憑虛公子 / 凭虚公子
  • 無腸公子 / 无肠公子
  • 王孫公子 / 王孙公子
  • 花花公子 (huāhuā gōngzǐ, “playboy”)
  • 高陽公子 / 高阳公子
See also

Proper noun

公子

  1. a surname

Pronunciation 2

  • Xiang
    • (Changsha)
      • Wiktionary: gong1 zi
      • Sinological IPA (key) (old-style): /kʊŋ³³ t͡si³/
      • Sinological IPA (key) (new-style): /kən³³ t͡ɕi³/

Noun

公子

  1. (Xiang) male (of animals)
Coordinate terms

References

Japanese

Kanji in this term
公 子
こう
Grade: 2 		し
Grade: 1
kan'on

Etymology

Literary Chinese 公子 (gōngzǐ, literally “duke's son”)

Pronunciation

Noun

公(こう)子(し) • (kōshi) 

  1. (historical) the son of a duke in China or Vietnam; compare 王子 (son of a king) and 皇子 (son of an emperor)
    Antonym: 公女

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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