補子
Chinese
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: bǔzi
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˇ ˙ㄗ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bǔzi̊h
- Wade–Giles: pu3-tzŭ5
- Yale: bǔ-dz
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: buu.tzy
- Palladius: буцзы (buczy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pu²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Etymology 1
to repair; to patch; to mend to repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for; to fill (a vacancy); to supplement |
noun suffix | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (補子) | 補 | 子 | |
| simp. (补子) | 补 | 子 | |
Noun
補子
- (historical) mandarin square (a large embroidered badge, with animal or bird insignia, sewn onto the surcoat of certain officials in Imperial China, Korea, Vietnam, and the Ryukyu Kingdom)
Etymology 2
| Progynova | noun suffix | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (補子) | 補 | 子 | |
| simp. (补子) | 补 | 子 | |
Proper noun
補子
- (transgender slang, cute-sounding) diminutive of 補 / 补 (bǔ, “Progynova”)