快子

Chinese

		fast; quick; swift	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (快子)		快	子
simp. ^#(快子)		快	子

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kuàizǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄗˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): faai³ zi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kuàizǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄗˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kuàizǐh
  - Wade–Giles: kʻuai⁴-tzŭ³
  - Yale: kwài-dž
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuaytzyy
  - Palladius: куайцзы (kuajczy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: faai³ zi²
  - Yale: faai jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: faai³ dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: fai³ ji²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /faːi̯³³ t͡siː³⁵/

Noun

快子

(particle physics) tachyon

Synonyms

迅子

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 快子 – see 筷子 (“chopsticks”). (This term is a variant form of 筷子).