蛀子
Chinese
| termite; to bore (of insects) | child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight | ||
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| simp. and trad. (蛀子) |
蛀 | 子 | |
Pronunciation
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiù-chí
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiù-chí
- Tâi-lô: tsiù-tsí
- Phofsit Daibuun: ciuocie
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siu²¹⁻⁵³ t͡si⁵³/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siu⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡si⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
Noun
蛀子
- (Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) small pit (usually of fruits such as longans, lychees, etc.)
Synonyms
- (Hokkien) 蛀核