楔子

Chinese

		to wedge; wedge	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. (楔子)		楔	子

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiēzi

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄝ ˙ㄗ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sit³ zi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: xiēzi
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄝ ˙ㄗ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shie.tzy
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩²/
  - Homophones:
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    楔子
    蠍子／蝎子
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sit³ zi²
  - Yale: sit jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sit⁸ dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: xid³ ji²
  - IPA ^(key): /siːt̚³ t͡siː³⁵/

Noun

楔子

wedge, peg, stopper
prologue (in some modern novels), prologue or interlude in Yuan dynasty drama

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