奶子
Chinese
| breast; lady; milk | child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (奶子) | 奶 | 子 | |
| simp. #(奶子) | 奶 | 子 | |
| alternative forms | 嬭子 柰子 euphemistic 奈子 euphemistic | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: nǎizi
- Zhuyin: ㄋㄞˇ ˙ㄗ
- Tongyong Pinyin: nǎizi̊h
- Wade–Giles: nai3-tzŭ5
- Yale: nǎi-dz
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nae.tzy
- Palladius: найцзы (najczy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /naɪ̯²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴/
- (Dungan)
- (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: naai5 zi2
- Yale: náaih jí
- Cantonese Pinyin: naai5 dzi2
- Guangdong Romanization: nai5 ji2
- Sinological IPA (key): /naːi̯¹³ t͡siː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Xiang
Noun
奶子
- (dialectal, colloquial) breast
- (dialectal, colloquial) milk; breast milk
- (dialectal, colloquial) wet nurse
Synonyms
- (breast):
Dialectal synonyms of 乳房 (“breast”) [map]
- (milk):
- (wet nurse):
Dialectal synonyms of 奶媽 (“wet nurse”) [map]
Descendants
- Wutunhua: naize