質子

Chinese

		hostage; substance; nature hostage; substance; nature; quality	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (質子)		質	子
simp. (质子)		质	子

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhìzǐ, zhízǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄓˋ ㄗˇ, ㄓˊ ㄗˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zat¹ zi²
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): chṳt-chṳ́

(Hailu, HRS): zhid zii^ˊ
Eastern Min (BUC): cék-cṳ̄
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chit-chú / chit-chír

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhìzǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄓˋ ㄗˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhìhzǐh
  - Wade–Giles: chih⁴-tzŭ³
  - Yale: jr̀-dž
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyhtzyy
  - Palladius: чжицзы (čžiczy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhízǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄓˊ ㄗˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhíhzǐh
  - Wade–Giles: chih²-tzŭ³
  - Yale: jŕ-dž
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyrtzyy
  - Palladius: чжицзы (čžiczy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zat¹ zi²
  - Yale: jāt jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzat⁷ dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: zed¹ ji²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐt̚⁵ t͡siː³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳt-chṳ́
  - Hakka Romanization System: ziid^ˋ zii^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zid⁵ zi³
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨt̚² t͡sɨ³¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: zhid zii^ˊ
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡ʃit⁵⁻² t͡sɨ²⁴/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: cék-cṳ̄
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siʔ²⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sy³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chit-chú
  - Tâi-lô: tsit-tsú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: citzuo
  - IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /t͡sit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡su⁵³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sit̚³²⁻⁵ t͡su⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡su⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chit-chír
  - Tâi-lô: tsit-tsír
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sit̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sɯ⁵⁵⁴/

Noun

質子

(physics, chemistry) proton

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhìzǐ, zhízǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄓˋ ㄗˇ, ㄓˊ ㄗˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi³ zi²
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chì-chú / chit-chú

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhìzǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄓˋ ㄗˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhìhzǐh
  - Wade–Giles: chih⁴-tzŭ³
  - Yale: jr̀-dž
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyhtzyy
  - Palladius: чжицзы (čžiczy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhízǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄓˊ ㄗˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhíhzǐh
  - Wade–Giles: chih²-tzŭ³
  - Yale: jŕ-dž
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyrtzyy
  - Palladius: чжицзы (čžiczy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi³ zi²
  - Yale: ji jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi³ dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji³ ji²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³³ t͡siː³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chì-chú
  - Tâi-lô: tsì-tsú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciezuo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡si²¹⁻⁵³ t͡su⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chit-chú
  - Tâi-lô: tsit-tsú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: citzuo
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡su⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /t͡sit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡su⁵³/

Noun

質子

(historical) prince sent to be held as a hostage in a neighbouring state in exchange for trust
(Judaism) sephirah