早生貴子

Chinese

		early; morning	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw	your son
trad. (早生貴子)		早	生	貴子
simp. (早生贵子)		早	生	贵子

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zǎoshēngguìzǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄠˇ ㄕㄥㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄗˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zou² sang¹ gwai³ zi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zǎoshēngguìzǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄠˇ ㄕㄥㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄗˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzaoshenggueytzyy
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zou² sang¹ gwai³ zi²
  - Yale: jóu sāng gwai jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzou² sang¹ gwai³ dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: zou² seng¹ guei³ ji²
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sou̯³⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵ kʷɐi̯³³ t͡siː³⁵/

Idiom

早生貴子

to give birth to a son soon; wish you early birth of a healthy baby (propitiatory compliment to the newly-weds)

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