穄子
Chinese
| (millet) | child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (穄子) | 穄 | 子 | |
| simp. #(穄子) | 穄 | 子 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: jìzǐ
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ ㄗˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jìzǐh
- Wade–Giles: chi4-tzŭ3
- Yale: jì-dž
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jihtzyy
- Palladius: цзицзы (cziczy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: jìzi
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ ˙ㄗ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jìzi̊h
- Wade–Giles: chi4-tzŭ5
- Yale: jì-dz
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jih.tzy
- Palladius: цзицзы (cziczy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zai3 zi2
- Yale: jai jí
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzai3 dzi2
- Guangdong Romanization: zei3 ji2
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sɐi̯³³ t͡siː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
穄子
- non-sticky vareties of proso millet, broomcorn millet (Panicum miliaceum),[1] used as a staple
References
- ^ Francesca Bray, "Millet cultivation in China: a historical survey," Journal d'agriculture traditionnelle et de botanique appliquée, 28(3): 291-307, 1981.