結子

Chinese

Etymology 1

		to bear	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (結子)		結	子
simp. (结子)		结	子

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiēzǐ, jiézǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝㄗˇ, ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄗˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): git³ zi²
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): kiet-chṳ́ / kiat-chṳ́

(Hailu, HRS): gied zii^ˊ
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kiat-chí

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiēzǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝㄗˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiezǐh
  - Wade–Giles: chieh¹-tzŭ³
  - Yale: jyē-dž
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jietzyy
  - Palladius: цзецзы (czeczy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiēzǐr
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝㄗˇㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiezǐhr
  - Wade–Giles: chieh¹-tzŭ³-ʼrh
  - Yale: jyē-dzǐr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jietzeel
  - Palladius: цзецзыр (czeczyr)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ t͡sz̩ɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiézǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄗˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiézǐh
  - Wade–Giles: chieh²-tzŭ³
  - Yale: jyé-dž
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyetzyy
  - Palladius: цзецзы (czeczy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: git³ zi²
  - Yale: git jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: git⁸ dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: gid³ ji²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiːt̚³ t͡siː³⁵/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiet-chṳ́
  - Hakka Romanization System: gied^ˋ zii^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: giad⁵ zi³
  - Sinological IPA: /ki̯et̚² t͡sɨ³¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiat-chṳ́
  - Hakka Romanization System: giad^ˋ zii^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: giad⁵ zi³
  - Sinological IPA: /ki̯at̚² t͡sɨ³¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: gied zii^ˊ
  - Sinological IPA: /kiet⁵⁻² t͡sɨ²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Penang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiat-chí
  - Tâi-lô: kiat-tsí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiatcie
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ t͡si⁴¹/
  - IPA (Penang): /kiɛt̚³⁻⁴ t͡si⁴⁴⁵/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ t͡si⁵³/

Verb

結子

to bear fruit
to bear seeds (of a plant)
alt. forms: 結籽 / 结籽

Synonyms

(to bear fruit):

Dialectal synonyms of 結果 (“to bear fruit”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		結果, 結實, 結子
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	結果
Cantonese	Hong Kong	結果
Hakka	Meixian	打子
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	結子, 打子
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	結子, 打子
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	結子, 打子
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	結子, 打子
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	結子, 打子
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	結子, 打子
Northern Min	Jian'ou	結果
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	結囝

(to bear seeds): (Hakka) 打子

Etymology 2

		knot	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (結子)		結	子
simp. (结子)		结	子

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiézi

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˊ ˙ㄗ
Cantonese (Jyutping): git³ zi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiézi
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˊ ˙ㄗ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiézi̊h
  - Wade–Giles: chieh²-tzŭ⁵
  - Yale: jyé-dz
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jye.tzy
  - Palladius: цзецзы (czeczy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: git³ zi²
  - Yale: git jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: git⁸ dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: gid³ ji²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiːt̚³ t͡siː³⁵/

Noun

結子

knot (on a rope or string)

Synonyms

(dialectal) 結頭／结头 (jiétóu)
(Hokkien) 結／结, 術仔／术仔

Etymology 3

		to stammer; to stutter	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (結子)		結	子
simp. (结子)		结	子

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): jie² zi³

Mandarin
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: jie² zi³
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: giez
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiɛ²¹ t͡sz̩⁵³/

Noun

結子

(dialectal Mandarin) stutterer; stammerer

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 結巴 (“stutterer; stammerer”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		結巴
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	磕巴, 結巴頦子
Northeastern Mandarin	Harbin	磕巴
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	結巴, 磕巴
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	結巴, 結巴子
Central Plains Mandarin	Wanrong	急可子, 可可子
	Xi'an	結溝子
	Xuzhou	結巴, 結巴子
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	結子
	Lanzhou	結子, 結客子
	Ürümqi	結磕子
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	結巴, 結巴子, 謇巴𨈓
	Wuhan	結巴子, 結巴, 結結, 結子
	Guiyang	結巴
	Liuzhou	結巴佬, 結巴
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	結巴子
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	結巴子
Cantonese	Guangzhou	漏口佬
Gan	Nanchang	結巴子, 結巴
Gan	Pingxiang	結巴子
Hakka	Meixian	重舌仔
Hakka	Yudu	結牯, 結舌子, 結巴子
Jin	Taiyuan	結頦子
Jin	Xinzhou	結咳子
Northern Min	Jian'ou	結舌仔, 結舌仔屜
Wu	Shanghai	吃嘴, 楞嘴
	Shanghai (Songjiang)	吃嘴
	Suzhou	吃子
	Danyang	結巴郎, 結皮郎
	Hangzhou	吃嘴兒
	Ningbo	吃舌頭
	Wenzhou	大舌, 大舌𦧼𦧴, 大舌拉拉, 大舌拉兒
Xiang	Changsha	結巴, 結巴子
Xiang	Loudi	𪘬子

Japanese

Kanji in this term
結	子
ゆう Grade: 4	こ Grade: 1

Proper noun

結(ゆう)子(こ) • (Yūko)

a female given name