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蠍子

蠍子

See also: 蝎子

Chinese

		scorpion	child; son; (noun suff.) child; son; (noun suff.); small thing; midnight; 11 p.m.-1 a.m.; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch
trad. (蠍子/蝎子)		蠍/蝎	子
simp. (蝎子)		蝎	子

Noun

蠍子

scorpion

See also

䖦

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiēzi

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄝㄗ˙
Cantonese (Jyutping): hit³ zi², kit³ zi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: xiēzi
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄝㄗ˙
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shie.tzy
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩²/
  - Homophones:
    
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    楔子
    蠍子／蝎子
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hit³ zi², kit³ zi²
  - Yale: hit jí, kit jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hit⁸ dzi², kit⁸ dzi²
  - IPA ^(key): /hiːt̚³ t͡siː³⁵/, /kʰiːt̚³ t͡siː³⁵/