背子

Chinese

		learn by heart; the back of the body; to be burdened learn by heart; the back of the body; to be burdened; to carry on the back or shoulder	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (背子)		背	子
simp. #(背子)		背	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bēizi

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄟ ˙ㄗ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bēizi
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄟ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: beizi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: pei¹-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: bēi-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bei.tzy
    • Palladius: бэйцзы (bɛjczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩²/

Noun

背子

1. (regional) basket carried on the back

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
背	子
せ Grade: 6	こ Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Alternative spellings
兄子 夫子

Noun

背(せ)子(こ) • (seko) 

1. term used by a woman for a man she is on intimate terms with
2. term used by a women for her own brothers

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
背	子
はい Grade: 6	し Grade: 1
kan'on	on'yomi

Noun

背(はい)子(し) • (haishi) 

1. sleeveless short robe worn as the outer layer of women's formal court dress in the Nara and early Heian period
2. Synonym of 唐衣 (karaginu)