婆子
Chinese
| grandmother; matron; mother-in-law | child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (婆子) | 婆 | 子 | |
| simp. #(婆子) | 婆 | 子 | |
Pronunciation 1
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: pózi
- Zhuyin: ㄆㄛˊ ˙ㄗ
- Tongyong Pinyin: pózi̊h
- Wade–Giles: pʻo2-tzŭ5
- Yale: pwó-dz
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: por.tzy
- Palladius: поцзы (poczy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰu̯ɔ³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: po4 zi2
- Yale: pòh jí
- Cantonese Pinyin: po4 dzi2
- Guangdong Romanization: po4 ji2
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰɔː²¹ t͡siː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
婆子
- (derogatory) old biddy
- (dialectal) wife
- middle-aged or older woman servant
Derived terms
Pronunciation 2
Noun
婆子
Coordinate terms
- (Xiang) 公子