料子
Chinese
material; stuff; grain material; stuff; grain; feed; to expect; to anticipate; to guess |
child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (料子) | 料 | 子 | |
| simp. #(料子) | 料 | 子 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: liàozi
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄠˋ ˙ㄗ
- Tongyong Pinyin: liàozi̊h
- Wade–Giles: liao4-tzŭ5
- Yale: lyàu-dz
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liaw.tzy
- Palladius: ляоцзы (ljaoczy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /li̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: liu6-2 zi2
- Yale: líu jí
- Cantonese Pinyin: liu6-2 dzi2
- Guangdong Romanization: liu6-2 ji2
- Sinological IPA (key): /liːu̯²²⁻³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Gan
- Jin
Noun
料子
- material for making clothes
- woollen fabric
- (figurative) material (person or thing suited for a certain purpose); makings
- (regional, slang) heroin (powerful and addictive drug)
Synonyms
- (woollen fabric):
Dialectal synonyms of 呢子 (“woollen fabric”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 呢子, 毛呢 | |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 呢子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 呢子 |
| Xi'an | 呢子 | |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 料子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 呢子 |
| Yangzhou | 呢子 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 呢子 |
| Lichuan | 呢子 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 呢 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 呢子 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 呢 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 呢 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 呢 |
| Ningbo | 呢 | |
- (material; makings): 料 (liào)
Dialectal synonyms of 海洛因 (“heroin”) [map]
Derived terms
- 料子鬼