伢子

Chinese

		child (colloquial)	child; son; (noun suff.) child; son; (noun suff.); small thing; midnight; 11 p.m.-1 a.m.; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch
simp. and trad. (伢子)		伢	子
alt. forms		牙子 “agent; someone not to be trifled with”

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yázi

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄚˊ ˙ㄗ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaa⁴ zi²
Xiang (Wiktionary): nga² zr

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yázi
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˊ ˙ㄗ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ya.tzy
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯a̠³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngaa⁴ zi²
  - Yale: ngàh jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngaa⁴ dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: nga⁴ ji²
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋɑː²¹ t͡siː³⁵/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: nga² zr
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋa̠¹³ t͡sz̩³/

Noun

伢子

(Central Plains Mandarin, Jianghuai Mandarin, Xiang, colloquial) kid; child (especially a boy)
(Xiang) young man; youth
(Northeastern Mandarin, Lanyin Mandarin, Jin) agent; middleman
(Harbin) someone who is not to be trifled with

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