對子
See also: 対子 and 对子
Chinese
couple; pair; to be opposite couple; pair; to be opposite; to oppose; to face; for; to; correct (answer); to answer; to reply; to direct (towards something); right |
child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (對子) | 對 | 子 | |
| simp. (对子) | 对 | 子 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: duìzi
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄗ
- Tongyong Pinyin: duèizi̊h
- Wade–Giles: tui4-tzŭ5
- Yale: dwèi-dz
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: duey.tzy
- Palladius: дуйцзы (dujczy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: deoi3 zi2
- Yale: deui jí
- Cantonese Pinyin: doey3 dzi2
- Guangdong Romanization: dêu3 ji2
- Sinological IPA (key): /tɵy̯³³ t͡siː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
對子
- pair
- (specifically) pair of antithetical phrases
- (specifically) antithetical couplet (duilian)
- (specifically, card games) pair (two cards of equal rank)
Synonyms
- (antithetical couplet):
Dialectal synonyms of 對聯 (“antithetical couplet”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 吊子 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 對聯 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 對聯 |
| Singapore | 對聯 | |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 對子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 對子 |
| Xi'an | 對子 | |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 對子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 對子 |
| Guiyang | 對子 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 對, 對聯 |
| Hong Kong | 對, 對聯 | |
| Dongguan | 對 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 對子 |
| Lichuan | 對子 | |
| Pingxiang | 對子 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 對聯, 對仔 |
| Yudu | 對子 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 對聯 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 對聯 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 對聯 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 對聯 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 對聯 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 對聯 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 對聯, 對子 |
| Xinzhou | 對子 | |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 對聯 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 對聯 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 聯對 |
| Quanzhou | 聯對 | |
| Zhangzhou | 聯對, 門對 | |
| Tainan | 聯對 GT | |
| Shantou | 對聯 | |
| Leizhou | 對 | |
| Haikou | 對 | |
| Wu | Danyang | 對聯, 對子 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 對子 |
| Loudi | 對子 | |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | |
Descendants
- Japanese: 対子 (toitsu)
See also
| Poker hands in Mandarin · 撲克牌型 / 扑克牌型 (layout · text) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 單張 / 单张 (dānzhāng), 高牌, 烏龍 / 乌龙 (wūlóng) |
對 / 对 (duì), 對子 / 对子 (duìzi), 一對 / 一对 (yīduì) |
兩對 / 两对 | 三張 / 三张, 三條 / 三条 (sāntiáo) | 順 / 顺 (shùn), 順子 / 顺子 (shùnzi) | |
| 同花 (tónghuā) | 三帶二 / 三带二 | 四張 / 四张, 四條 / 四条 (sìtiáo), 鐵扇 / 铁扇, 鐵支 / 铁支 |
同花順 / 同花顺 (tónghuāshùn) | 同花大順 / 同花大顺 (tónghuā dàshùn) | |
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 對 | 子 |
| トイ Hyōgai |
ツ Grade: 1 |
| irregular | |
| For pronunciation and definitions of 對子 – see the following entry: 対子 |
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