流子
Chinese
to flow; to spread; to circulate to flow; to spread; to circulate; to move |
child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (流子) | 流 | 子 | |
| simp. #(流子) | 流 | 子 | |
Pronunciation
Noun
流子
- (Muping Mandarin) funnel; hopper
- (Liuzhou Mandarin, cant) water
- (Changsha Xiang) loafer; idler; bum
- (Loudi Xiang) hooligan; scumbag; scoundrel
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 二流子 (“loafer; idler; bum”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 閒漢 | |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 二流子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 二流子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 二流子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 二流子 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 爛仔 |
| Dongguan | 爛仔 | |
| Gan | Lichuan | 二流子 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 二流子, 遊兒鬼 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 鱸鰻囝, 散仙 |
| Quanzhou | 鱸鰻囝, 散仙 | |
| Zhangzhou | 鱸鰻囝, 散仙 | |
| Leizhou | 大郎 | |
| Wu | Danyang | 二流子 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 流子 |
| Loudi | 二流子 | |
- (hooligan): 流氓 (liúmáng)