夜遊子
Chinese
| to go sightseeing at night; to wander around at night; to sleepwalk | child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (夜遊子) | 夜遊 | 子 | |
| simp. (夜游子) | 夜游 | 子 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: yèyóuzi
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄝˋ ㄧㄡˊ ˙ㄗ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yèyóuzi̊h
- Wade–Giles: yeh4-yu2-tzŭ5
- Yale: yè-yóu-dz
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yehyou.tzy
- Palladius: еюцзы (jejuczy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɛ⁵¹ joʊ̯³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: je6 jau4 zi2
- Yale: yeh yàuh jí
- Cantonese Pinyin: je6 jau4 dzi2
- Guangdong Romanization: yé6 yeo4 ji2
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɛː²² jɐu̯²¹ t͡siː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
夜遊子
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 夜貓子 (“night owl”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 夜貓子 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 夜貓子 |
| Taiwan | 夜貓子 | |
| Harbin | 夜貓子 | |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 夜貓子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 夜貓子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 夜貓子 |
| Xuzhou | 夜貓子 | |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 夜貓子 |
| Wuhan | 夜貓子 | |
| Liuzhou | 夜貓子 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 夜鬼, 夜遊神 |
| Hong Kong | 夜貓, 夜鬼 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 夜摸仔 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 暗光鳥 |
| Quanzhou | 暗光鳥 | |
| Zhangzhou | 暗光鳥 | |
| Tainan | 暗光鳥, 夜婆 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 暗光鳥 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 暗光鳥 | |
| Jieyang | 暝吆, 暝喝 | |
| Wu | Danyang | 夜摸索 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 夜貓子, 夜精 |
| Loudi | 夜貓子 | |