骰子

Chinese

Etymology 1

	cuboid bone; dice	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (骰子)	骰	子
simp. ^#(骰子)	骰	子
alternative forms	投子

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tóuzi

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄡˊ ˙ㄗ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tau⁴ zi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: tóuzi
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄡˊ ˙ㄗ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tóuzi̊h
  - Wade–Giles: tʻou²-tzŭ⁵
  - Yale: tóu-dz
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tour.tzy
  - Palladius: тоуцзы (touczy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰoʊ̯³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³/
  - Homophones:
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    頭子 / 头子
    骰子
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: tau⁴ zi²
  - Yale: tàuh jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tau⁴ dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: teo⁴ ji²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɐu̯²¹ t͡siː³⁵/

Noun

骰子

die (polyhedron used in games of chance) (Classifier: 顆／颗 m)
擲骰子／掷骰子 ― zhì tóuzi ― to throw dice

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 骰子 (“die (used in games of chance)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		骰子
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	色子, 猴子
	Taiwan	色子
	Chengde	色子
	Chifeng	色子
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	色子
	Heihe	色子
	Qiqihar	色子
	Harbin	色子
	Jiamusi	色子
	Baicheng	色子
	Changchun	色子
	Tonghua	色子
	Shenyang	色子, 猴子
	Jinzhou	色子
	Singapore	骰子
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	色子
	Tangshan	色子
	Cangzhou	色子
	Baoding	色子
	Shijiazhuang	色子
	Lijin	色子
	Jinan	色子
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	色子
	Dandong	色子
	Yantai	色子
	Yantai (Muping)	色子
	Qingdao	色子
	Zhucheng	色子
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	色子, 色兒
	Lingbao	色子
	Jining	色子
	Wanrong	色子
	Linfen	色子
	Shangqiu	骨子, 猴子
	Yuanyang	猴兒
	Zhengzhou	色兒
	Xinyang	色子
	Baihe	色子
	Xi'an	色子
	Baoji	色子
	Tianshui	色子
	Xining	色子
	Xuzhou	色子, 猴子
	Fuyang	色子, 猴子
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	色子
	Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)	色子
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	色子, 猴子
	Lanzhou	色子, 猴子
	Dunhuang	色子
	Hami	色子
	Ürümqi	色子
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	色子
	Nanchong	色子
	Dazhou	色子
	Hanyuan	色子
	Xichang	色子
	Zigong	色子
	Chongqing	色子
	Wuhan	色子, 猴子
	Yichang	色子
	Xiangyang	色子
	Tianmen	色子
	Guiyang	色子
	Zunyi	色子
	Bijie	色子
	Liping	色子
	Zhaotong	色子
	Dali	色子
	Kunming	色子
	Mengzi	色子
	Guilin	色子
	Liuzhou	色子
	Jishou	色子
	Changde	色子
	Hanzhong	色子
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	猴兒, 猴子
	Yangzhou	猴子
	Lianyungang	色子
	Lianshui	猴子
	Nantong	色兒
	Anqing	色子, 猴子
	Wuhu	猴子
	Hefei	色子
	Hong'an	色子
Cantonese	Guangzhou	色仔
	Hong Kong	色仔, 色
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	色仔
	Macau	色仔
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	色仔
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	色仔
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	色仔
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	色
	Foshan	色仔
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	色仔
	Foshan (Shunde)	色仔
	Foshan (Sanshui)	色仔
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	色子
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	色仔
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	色仔
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	色仔
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	色仔
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	色仔
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	色仔
	Taishan	色仔
	Kaiping (Chikan)	色仔
	Enping (Niujiang)	色仔
	Heshan (Yayao)	色仔
	Dongguan	色仔
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	色仔
Gan	Nanchang	色子
	Lichuan	色子
	Pingxiang	色子
Hakka	Meixian	骰仔
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	色仔
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	色仔
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	色仔
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	色仔
	Yudu	色子
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	骰仔, 猴仔, 寶斗仁
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	骰仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	骰仔, 猴仔, 寶斗仁
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	十八啦
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	輾豆
Huizhou	Jixi	寶子
Huizhou	Shexian	色子
Jin	Taiyuan	色兒, 色子
	Yangyuan	色子
	Datong	色子
	Xinzhou	色兒, 色子
	Lüliang (Lishi)	色兒
	Changzhi	色子
	Linhe	色兒
	Jining	猴子
	Hohhot	色兒
	Erenhot	色兒
	Pingshan	色子
	Zhangjiakou	色子
	Handan	猴
	Linzhou	骨了
	Suide	色子
Northern Min	Jian'ou	骰仔
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	骰
Southern Min	Xiamen	骰仔, 豆仔
	Quanzhou	骰仔, 豆仔
	Zhangzhou	骰仔, 豆仔
	Taipei	救十八
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	膏十八仔
	Kaohsiung	撚骰仔
	Yilan	撚骰仔
	Changhua (Lukang)	撚骰仔
	Taichung	十八骰仔
	Tainan	撚寶
	Hsinchu	骰九
	Kinmen	骰仔
	Penghu (Magong)	骰仔
	Manila (Hokkien)	骰仔
	Jieyang	骰
	Leizhou	骰
	Haikou	色囝
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	色囝
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	色囝
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	色子
Wu	Shanghai	骰子
	Shanghai (Chongming)	骰子
	Suzhou	骰子
	Danyang	骰子
	Hangzhou	骰子
	Ningbo	色子
	Wenzhou	骰子
Xiang	Changsha	色子
Xiang	Loudi	骰子

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (骰子):

→ Korean: 두자(骰子) (duja), 투자(骰子) (tuja)

Etymology 2

		cuboid bone; dice	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (骰子)		骰	子
simp. ^#(骰子)		骰	子

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): shǎizi

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄞˇ ˙ㄗ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): сыйзы (sɨyzɨ, I-I)
Cantonese (Jyutping): sik¹ zi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shǎizi
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄞˇ ˙ㄗ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shǎizi̊h
  - Wade–Giles: shai³-tzŭ⁵
  - Yale: shǎi-dz
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shae.tzy
  - Palladius: шайцзы (šajczy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂaɪ̯²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: сыйзы (sɨyzɨ, I-I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sei²⁴ t͡sz̩²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: sik¹ zi²
  - Yale: sīk jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sik⁷ dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: xig¹ ji²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪk̚⁵ t͡siː³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    釋子 / 释子
    骰子

Noun

骰子

alternative form of 色子 (shǎizi)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
骰	子
さいころ
Hyōgai	Grade: 1
jukujikun

Etymology

The kanji is jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 骰子.

For pronunciation and definitions of 骰子 – see the following entry.

【賽子さいころ】

[noun] (games) a die; a dice

Alternative spelling
サイコロ

(This term, 骰子, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)