赤子
Chinese
red; scarlet; bare red; scarlet; bare; naked |
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. (赤子) |
赤 | 子 | |
| Literally: “red child”. | |||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: chìzǐ
- Zhuyin: ㄔˋ ㄗˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chìhzǐh
- Wade–Giles: chʻih4-tzŭ3
- Yale: chr̀-dž
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyhtzyy
- Palladius: чицзы (čiczy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: cek3 zi2
- Yale: chek jí
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsek8 dzi2
- Guangdong Romanization: cég3 ji2
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɛːk̚³ t͡siː³⁵/
- Homophones:
尺子
赤子
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiak-chír
- Tâi-lô: tshiak-tsír
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sɯ⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhek-chú
- Tâi-lô: tshik-tsú
- Phofsit Daibuun: zhekzuo
- IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /t͡sʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡su⁵³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡su⁴¹/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ t͡su⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
Noun
赤子
- newborn baby; neonate
- 若保赤子，惟民其康乂。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad. and simp.]
- From: The Book of Documents, circa 4th – 3rd century BCE
- Ruò bǎo chìzǐ, wéi mín qí kāngyì. [Pinyin]
- (Deal with them) as if you were protecting your own infants, and the people will be tranquil and orderly.
- (figurative) person cherishing true love for his native land; the people (of a country)
Synonyms
Derived terms
- 潢池赤子
- 赤子之心 (chìzǐzhīxīn)
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 赤 | 子 |
| あか Grade: 1 |
こ > ご Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi | |
| For pronunciation and definitions of 赤子 – see the following entry. | ||
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| (This term, 赤子, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 赤 | 子 |
| せき Grade: 1 |
し Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
Noun
- synonym of あかご (akago, “baby”)
- (literary) emperor's citizens
- 玉音放送
- 億兆ノ赤子ヲ保シ
- to save the millions of our subjects
- 玉音放送