子仔
Chinese
Etymology 1
child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight |
minutely; young; duty minutely; young; duty; responsibility | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (子仔) |
子 | 仔 | |
| alternative forms | 枳仔 | ||
| anagram | 仔子 | ||
Pronunciation
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chí-á
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Tainan)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-á
- Tâi-lô: tsí-á
- Phofsit Daibuun: cyar
- IPA (Tainan): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁵⁵ a⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Tainan)
Noun
子仔
- (Tainan Hokkien) creeping fig; climbing fig (Ficus pumila var. awkeotsang)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 薜荔 (“creeping fig; climbing fig”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 薜荔, 木蓮 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 愛玉 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 薁蕘, 風不動 |
| Quanzhou | 栟枹 | |
| Zhangzhou | 栟枹 | |
| Taipei | 薁蕘 | |
| New Taipei (Sanxia) | 薁蕘 | |
| Kaohsiung | 薁蕘 | |
| Yilan | 薁蕘 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 薁蕘 | |
| Taichung | 薁蕘 | |
| Tainan | 子仔 | |
| Hsinchu | 薁蕘, 栟枹 | |
| Kinmen | 薁蕘 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 薁蕘 | |
| Leizhou | 甜泡 | |
| Note | Most of the terms refer especially to Ficus pumila var. awkeotsang. | |
Etymology 2
| For pronunciation and definitions of 子仔 – see 茈仔 (“pigeon; dove; birdling; nestling; etc.”). (This term is a variant form of 茈仔). |