親子

See also: 亲子

Chinese

dear; intimate; parent
dear; intimate; parent; relation; closely related; parents-in-law of one's offspring
 
child; son; (noun suffix)
child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
 
trad. (親子)
simp. (亲子)

Etymology

Original sense is "biological child", "parent-child" sense is Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 親子(おやこ) (oyako)

Pronunciation


Noun

親子

  1. parental relatedness; paternity or maternity
  2. biological child, especially biological son

Verb

親子

  1. to be intimate with one's child

Adjective

親子

  1. (attributive) parent-child
    親子關係亲子关系  ―  qīnzǐ guānxì  ―  parent-child relationship

Derived terms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
おや
Grade: 2

Grade: 1
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 親子 – see the following entry.
おやこ
[noun] parent and child
[noun] a dish with both chicken and egg
(This term, 親子, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
しん
Grade: 2

Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) んし [shíꜜǹshì] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [ɕĩɰ̃ɕi]

Noun

(しん)() • (shinshi

  1. parent and child