嫡子

Chinese

		first wife; son of first wife	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (嫡子)		嫡	子
simp. ^#(嫡子)		嫡	子
alternative forms		適子

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dízǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄧˊ ㄗˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dik¹ zi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dízǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄧˊ ㄗˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dízǐh
  - Wade–Giles: ti²-tzŭ³
  - Yale: dí-dž
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dyitzyy
  - Palladius: дицзы (diczy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: dik¹ zi²
  - Yale: dīk jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dik⁷ dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: dig¹ ji²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɪk̚⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

Noun

嫡子

(chiefly historical) son of one's legal wife (as opposed to a concubine)
1. (specifically) eldest son of one's legal wife (as opposed to one's concubine)

Synonyms

(eldest son of one's legal wife): 嫡長子／嫡长子 (dízhǎngzǐ)

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “son of one's legal wife”): 庶子 (shùzǐ)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (嫡子):

→ Japanese: 嫡子(ちゃくし) (chakushi)
→ Korean: 적자(嫡子) (jeokja)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
嫡	子
ちゃく Grade: S	し Grade: 1
goon	on'yomi

Kanji in this term
嫡	子
てき Grade: S	し Grade: 1
kan'on	on'yomi

Alternative spelling
適子

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ちゃくし [cháꜜkùshì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [t͡ɕa̠kɯ̟ɕi]

(Tokyo) てきし [téꜜkìshì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[2]
IPA^(key): [te̞kʲiɕi]

Noun

嫡(ちゃく)子(し) • (chakushi)

legitimate child

嫡(てき)子(し) • (tekishi)

same as above

Synonyms

正(しょう)腹(ふく) (shōfuku)
嫡(ちゃく)出(しゅつ)子(し) (chakushutsushi)
本(ほん)腹(ばら) (honbara)

References

^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
嫡	子

Noun

嫡子 • (jeokja) (hangeul 적자)

hanja form^? of 적자