尖子

Chinese

point (of needle); sharp; shrewd
point (of needle); sharp; shrewd; pointed
 
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.
(尖子) 		尖 子

Pronunciation

Noun

尖子

  1. (diminutive) tip; edge; end
  2. (figurative) best of the best; crème de la crème; cream of the crop
  3. (regional, card games) ace

Synonyms

  • (ace):
Dialectal synonyms of 尖兒 (“ace (playing cards)”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 尖兒, 叉, 老叉
Central Plains Mandarin Xi'an 尖子
Xuzhou 老幺, 老帽兒, 尖子
Southwestern Mandarin Wuhan 尖子, 尖, 耶司
Guiyang 尖, 尖尖, 帽
Liuzhou 煙洗, 煙
Jianghuai Mandarin Nanjing 愛斯
Cantonese Guangzhou 煙士, 煙
Hong Kong 煙士, 煙
Taishan 一士
Wuzhou 煙
Yulin 煙
Gan Nanchang 尖
Pengze 尖
Lichuan 尖子
Pingxiang 尖子, 尖
Hakka Meixian 煙仔
Yudu 尖子
Huizhou Jixi 尖子, 尖心
Jin Taiyuan 幺尖兒
Southern Min Xiamen A
Shantou 幺, 一
Wu Shanghai 愛斯
Shanghai (Chongming) 愛斯
Suzhou A, 愛斯

Derived terms

See also

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