吊子
Chinese
| to hang; to suspend | 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. (吊子) |
吊 | 子 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin: diàozi
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄠˋ ˙ㄗ
- Tongyong Pinyin: diàozi̊h
- Wade–Giles: tiao4-tzŭ5
- Yale: dyàu-dz
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diaw.tzy
- Palladius: дяоцзы (djaoczy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/
- Homophones:
[Show/Hide] 吊子
調子 / 调子
銚子 / 铫子
- (Standard Chinese)
Noun
吊子
- alternative form of 銚子 / 铫子 (diàozi, “pot used for decocting medicinal herbs”)
- synonym of 對聯 / 对联 (duìlián, “duilian”)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 對聯 (“antithetical couplet”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 吊子 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 對聯 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 對聯 |
| Singapore | 對聯 | |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 對子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 對子 |
| Xi'an | 對子 | |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 對子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 對子 |
| Guiyang | 對子 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 對, 對聯 |
| Hong Kong | 對, 對聯 | |
| Dongguan | 對 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 對子 |
| Lichuan | 對子 | |
| Pingxiang | 對子 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 對聯, 對仔 |
| Yudu | 對子 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 對聯 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 對聯 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 對聯 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 對聯 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 對聯 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 對聯 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 對聯, 對子 |
| Xinzhou | 對子 | |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 對聯 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 對聯 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 聯對 |
| Quanzhou | 聯對 | |
| Zhangzhou | 聯對, 門對 | |
| Tainan | 聯對 GT | |
| Shantou | 對聯 | |
| Leizhou | 對 | |
| Haikou | 對 | |
| Wu | Danyang | 對聯, 對子 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 對子 |
| Loudi | 對子 | |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | |
Derived terms
- 藥吊子 / 药吊子