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獨生子

獨生子

See also: 独生子

Chinese

		to have a single child	child; son; (noun suff.) child; son; (noun suff.); small thing; midnight; 11 p.m.-1 a.m.; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch
trad. (獨生子)		獨生	子
simp. (独生子)		独生	子

Noun

獨生子

only son

Synonyms

獨子／独子 (dúzǐ)
(daughter) 獨生女／独生女
(sons and daughters) 獨生子女／独生子女

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): dúshēngzǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄨˊ ㄕㄥㄗˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): duk⁶ sang¹ zi², duk⁶ saang¹ zi²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thu̍k-sên-chṳ́
Min Nan (POJ): to̍k-seng-chú

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: dúshēngzǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄨˊ ㄕㄥㄗˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dwushengtzyy
  - IPA ^(key): /tu³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: duk⁶ sang¹ zi², duk⁶ saang¹ zi²
  - Yale: duhk sāng jí, duhk sāang jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: duk⁹ sang¹ dzi², duk⁹ saang¹ dzi²
  - IPA ^(key): /tʊk̚² sɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/, /tʊk̚² sɑːŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thu̍k-sên-chṳ́
  - Hakka Romanization System: tug sen´ zii`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: tug⁶ sen¹ zi³
  - IPA: /tʰuk̚⁵ sen²⁴ t͡sɨ³¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: to̍k-seng-chú
  - Tâi-lô: to̍k-sing-tsú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dogsengzuo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tɔk̚⁴⁻²¹ ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tɔk̚²⁴⁻²² ɕiɪŋ³³ t͡su⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tɔk̚⁴⁻³² ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tɔk̚⁴⁻³² ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁴¹/