巴子
Chinese
(suff. for certain nouns); to hope; to wish (suff. for certain nouns); to hope; to wish; Palestinian, Palestine (abbrev.); Pakistan (abbrev.); Pascal (unit of pressure) |
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. (巴子) |
巴 | 子 | |
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: bāzi
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄚ ˙ㄗ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bazi̊h
- Wade–Giles: pa1-tzŭ5
- Yale: bā-dz
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ba.tzy
- Palladius: бацзы (baczy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pä⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩²/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: baa1 zi2
- Yale: bā jí
- Cantonese Pinyin: baa1 dzi2
- Guangdong Romanization: ba1 ji2
- Sinological IPA (key): /paː⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Wu
Noun
巴子
- (Wu, derogatory) hick; villager; yokel
- lump; gobbet
- 只見那向陽處有幾個小妖，拿些人肉巴子，一塊塊理著曬哩。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 西遊記 (Xīyóujì) (Journey to the West), chapter 86 (translation adapted from the WJF Jenner translation)
- Zhǐjiàn nà xiàngyáng chù yǒu jǐge xiǎoyāo, ná xiē rénròu bāzi, yīkuàikuài lǐ zhe shài li. [Pinyin]
- He saw some junior devils setting out gobbets of human flesh to dry in a sunny spot.
只见那向阳处有几个小妖，拿些人肉巴子，一块块理着晒哩。 [MSC, simp.]
- (dialectal Mandarin, vulgar) female genitalia; vulva
- 媽了個巴子的！／妈了个巴子的！ ― Mā le ge bāzi de! ― Shit!
- 他家賣的拖煎阿滿子，乾巴子肉翻包著菜肉匾食餃，窩窩蛤蜊麵，熱燙溫和大辣酥。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 金瓶梅 (Jīnpíngméi) (The Plum in the Golden Vase), chapter 2
- Tā jiā mài de tuōjiān'āmǎnzǐ, gān bāzi ròu fān bāo zhe càiròu biǎnshi jiǎo, wōwō géli miàn, rètàngwēn hé dàlàsū. [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
他家卖的拖煎阿满子，干巴子肉翻包着菜肉匾食饺，窝窝蛤蜊面，热烫温和大辣酥。 [MSC, simp.]
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 土包子 (“country bumpkin; hick; yokel; rube”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 土包子, 鄉巴佬 | |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 鄉熊 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 鄉巴佬, 鄉來老冤, 鄉來人 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 鄉巴佬, 鄉巴佬兒 |
| Hanyuan | 鄉巴佬 | |
| Wuhan | 鄉巴佬, 鄉裡人 | |
| Tianmen | 鄉巴佬 | |
| Guiyang | 鄉巴佬, 農村人 | |
| Kunming | 鄉巴佬 | |
| Liuzhou | 鄉伯, 鄉裡人 | |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 農村人 |
| Yangzhou | 鄉巴佬 | |
| Huanggang | 鄉巴佬, 老冤, 鄉裡老冤 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 㩧佬 |
| Hong Kong | 鄉下佬 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 鄉巴佬 |
| Lichuan | 農啞子 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 山巴佬, 山牯 |
| Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 鄉下埆, 㩧佬 | |
| Yudu | 鄉巴佬 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 鄉下佬, 鄉巴佬 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 農圪欖, 農老二, 山漢, 農村人 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 鄉下𤖯, 鄉下狸 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 鄉下佬, 村驢, 鄉下儂 |
| Yongtai | 鄉下儂 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 山內倯, 土巴佬 |
| Quanzhou | 山內倯, 土巴佬 | |
| Zhangzhou | 山內倯, 土巴佬, 鄉社倯 | |
| Shantou (Chaoyang) | 鄉巴佬 | |
| Leizhou | 鄉下佬, 農村卜, 農村儂 | |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 農村猴, 農民猴, 農民箍 |
| Xianyou | 農民猴, 農民箍 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 鄉巴子, 阿鄉, 阿土生, 巴子, 戇巴子, 阿木林, 鄉下佬, 曲辮子 dated |
| Hangzhou | 鄉瓜頭兒, 鄉瓜佬兒, 阿鄉 | |
| Wenzhou | 鄉下客, 鄉下頽兒 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 二老倌, 鄉裡寶, 鄉裡二老倌 |
Dialectal synonyms of 陰戶 (“vulva; female genitalia”) [map]
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Bāzǐ
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄚ ㄗˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Bazǐh
- Wade–Giles: Pa1-tzŭ3
- Yale: Bā-dž
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Batzyy
- Palladius: Бацзы (Baczy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pä⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: baa1 zi2
- Yale: bā jí
- Cantonese Pinyin: baa1 dzi2
- Guangdong Romanization: ba1 ji2
- Sinological IPA (key): /paː⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
巴子