萬子
Chinese
| ten thousand; a great number; surname | child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (萬子) | 萬 | 子 | |
| simp. (万子) | 万 | 子 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: wànzi
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄢˋ ˙ㄗ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wànzi̊h
- Wade–Giles: wan4-tzŭ5
- Yale: wàn-dz
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wann.tzy
- Palladius: ваньцзы (vanʹczy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /wän⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: maan6 zi2
- Yale: maahn jí
- Cantonese Pinyin: maan6 dzi2
- Guangdong Romanization: man6 ji2
- Sinological IPA (key): /maːn²² t͡siː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Gan
Noun
萬子
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 萬字 (“character tile (mahjong)”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 萬字兒 |
| Taiwan | 萬子 | |
| Langfang | 萬 | |
| Chifeng | 萬子 | |
| Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 萬字 | |
| Harbin | 萬字 | |
| Shenyang | 萬子 | |
| Singapore | 萬子 | |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 萬字兒 |
| Tangshan | 萬子, 萬, 萬兒 | |
| Cangzhou | 萬字兒, 萬 | |
| Baoding | 萬 | |
| Shijiazhuang | 萬子, 萬兒 | |
| Jinan | 萬子 | |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 萬子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Daming | 萬 |
| Zhengzhou | 萬 | |
| Xi'an | 萬 | |
| Xining | 萬字 | |
| Xuzhou | 萬 | |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 萬字 |
| Lanzhou | 萬字 | |
| Ürümqi | 萬子 | |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 萬字 |
| Chongqing | 萬字 | |
| Wuhan | 萬字 | |
| Guiyang | 萬字 | |
| Kunming | 萬字 | |
| Guilin | 萬字 | |
| Liuzhou | 萬字 | |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 萬子 |
| Yangzhou | 萬字 | |
| Nantong | 萬 | |
| Hefei | 萬字 | |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 萬子 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 萬子 |
| Lichuan | 萬子 | |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 萬 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 萬 |
| Xinzhou | 萬, 官 | |
| Linhe | 萬貫 | |
| Jining | 萬字, 萬貫 | |
| Hohhot | 萬貫 | |
| Zhangjiakou | 萬子 | |
| Handan | 萬 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 萬 |
| Suzhou | 萬子 | |
| Hangzhou | 萬子 | |
| Ningbo | 萬子 |
Descendants
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 萬 | 子 |
| マン Jinmeiyō |
ス > ズ Grade: 1 |
| kan'yōon | tōon |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 万子 (rarely used shinjitai) |
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Check presumed etymology.”)
Possibly a borrowing from Mandarin 萬子 / 万子 (wànzi) influenced by Japanese 万 (man, “ten thousand”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mã̠nd͡zɨ]
Noun
萬子 • (manzu)
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 萬 | 子 |
| ワン Jinmeiyō |
ス > ズ Grade: 1 |
| tōon | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 万子 (rarely used shinjitai) |
Borrowed from Mandarin 萬子 / 万子 (wànzi).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [β̞ã̠nd͡zɨ]
Noun
萬子 • (wanzu)