空子
Chinese
emptied; leisure; air emptied; leisure; air; sky; empty; in vain |
child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (空子) | 空 | 子 | |
| simp. #(空子) | 空 | 子 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: kòngzi
- Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄥˋ ˙ㄗ
- Tongyong Pinyin: kòngzi̊h
- Wade–Giles: kʻung4-tzŭ5
- Yale: kùng-dz
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: konq.tzy
- Palladius: кунцзы (kunczy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰʊŋ⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
空子
- gap; opening
- unoccupied place
- free time
- opportunity (to take advantage of); loophole; chance
Synonyms
- (opportunity):
- 商機 / 商机 (shāngjī) (business opportunity)
- 因緣 / 因缘 (yīnyuán)
- 契機 / 契机 (qìjī)
- 戰機 / 战机 (zhànjī) (opportunity for victory in battle)
- 時機 / 时机 (shíjī)
- 機會 / 机会 (jīhuì)
- 機遇 / 机遇 (jīyù)
- 火候 (huǒhòu) (figurative)
- 空隙 (kòngxì)
- 節裉兒 / 节裉儿 (Xinzhou)
- 縫縫 / 缝缝 (fong4 fong4-1) (Sichuanese, Wu)
- 縫縫兒 / 缝缝儿 (fong4 fongr4-1) (Sichuanese)
- 茬口 (chákǒu) (regional)
- 遇 (yù) (literary, or in compounds)
- 際遇 / 际遇 (jìyù) (literary)
Derived terms
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 空 | 子 |
| そら Grade: 1 |
こ Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi | |
Proper noun
空子 • (Sorako)
- a female given name