末子

Chinese

		end; final stage; latter part	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. (末子)		末	子

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): mòzi

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄛˋ ˙ㄗ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mut⁶ zi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: mòzi
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˋ ˙ㄗ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: mòzi̊h
  - Wade–Giles: mo⁴-tzŭ⁵
  - Yale: mwò-dz
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: moh.tzy
  - Palladius: моцзы (moczy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: mut⁶ zi²
  - Yale: muht jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mut⁹ dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: mud⁶ ji²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /muːt̚² t͡siː³⁵/

Noun

末子

powder; dust

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
末	子
すえ Grade: 4	こ Grade: 1
kun'yomi

By surface analysis, 末 (sue, “end”) +‎ 子 (ko, “child”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) すえこ [sùékó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [sɨe̞ko̞]

Noun

末(すえ)子(こ) • (sueko) ^{←すゑこ (suweko)^?}

youngest child

Usage notes

The derived term 末(すえ)っ子(こ) (suekko) is now far more common.

Derived terms

末(すえ)っ子(こ) (suekko)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
末	子
ばつ > ばっ Grade: 4	し Grade: 1
kan'on

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ばっし [bàsshí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [ba̠ɕːi]

Noun

末(ばっ)子(し) • (basshi)

youngest child

Derived terms

末(ばっ)子(し)相(そう)続(ぞく) (basshi sōzoku)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
末	子
まつ > まっ Grade: 4	し Grade: 1
goon

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) まっし [màsshí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ma̠ɕːi]

Noun

末(まっ)子(し) • (masshi)

youngest child

Derived terms

末(まっ)子(し)相(そう)続(ぞく) (masshi sōzoku)

Synonyms

末(すえ)っ子(こ) (suekko)
(Kagoshima) しったれ (shittare)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN