吾子

Chinese

		I; my	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (吾子)		吾	子
simp. #(吾子)		吾	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wúzǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˊ ㄗˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ng⁴ zi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wúzǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˊ ㄗˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wúzǐh
    • Wade–Giles: wu²-tzŭ³
    • Yale: wú-dž
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wutzyy
    • Palladius: уцзы (uczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ng⁴ zi²
    • Yale: ǹgh jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ng⁴ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ng⁴ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋ̍²¹ t͡siː³⁵/

Pronoun

吾子

1. (Classical) my son
2. (Classical, respectful, between males) you
3. (literary) child

Synonyms

• (child): (literary or dialectal) 花花 (huāhuā), 小孩 (xiǎohái)