Chinese
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short (not tall)
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child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; ( noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight |
| trad. (矮子)
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矮
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子
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| simp. #(矮子)
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矮
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子
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Pronunciation
Noun
矮子
- short person; dwarf
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 矮子 (“short person”) [map]
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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矮子
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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矬子, 矬弝子, 矬個兒, 矬地丁兒, 矬地丁, 矬地崩子, 矬地崩, 矬地炮
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| Taiwan
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矮子, 矮冬瓜
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| Harbin
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矬子, 矬巴子, 小矬子, 小矬巴子
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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矬子
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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矬子
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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矬子漢兒
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| Xi'an
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矬子
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| Xining
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矬蛋蛋
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| Xuzhou
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矬不當兒
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| Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)
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矬漢, 矬子
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| Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)
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矬漢, 矬人
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| Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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矬子
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| Ürümqi
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矬子
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Wuhan
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矮𧰵𧰵, 矮短鬼
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| Liuzhou
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矮底沰
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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矮個子, 矮子棒兒
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| Yangzhou
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矮子
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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矮仔, 矮仔嘜
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| Hong Kong
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矮仔
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| Taishan
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矮仔
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
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矮仔
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| Dongguan
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矮仔
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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矮子, 矮子鬼
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| Lichuan
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矮子
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| Pingxiang
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矮子
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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矮仔, 矮牯仔
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| Yudu
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矮牯子
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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矮古董
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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矮古董, 矮古唧
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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矮古董
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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矮古董
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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矮古董
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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矮牯
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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矮子, 矮八冬瓜, 矮八鬼
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| Jin
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Xinzhou
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矮子
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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矮仔, 矮伯, 矮伯仔
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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矮儂, 矮囝, 矮八, 矮八鬼
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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矮仔, 矮仔儂長, 矮仔冬瓜, 矮奴
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| Quanzhou
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矮仔, 矮奴
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| Zhangzhou
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矮仔, 矮仔儂長, 矮仔冬瓜, 矮仔籠床
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| Tainan
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矮仔冬瓜, 矮仔杜鱉, 矮仔財
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| Shantou
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矮囝
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| Jieyang
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矮囝
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| Leizhou
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妃矮
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| Haikou
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矮囝
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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矮佬, 矮崽
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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矮子, 短拖
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
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矮子
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| Suzhou
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矮子
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| Danyang
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矮子, 矮冬瓜
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| Hangzhou
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矮子, 矮冬瓜
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| Wenzhou
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矮儂兒, 矮兒, 矮頹
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| Jinhua
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矮子, 矮雀蒲兒
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| Jinhua (Tangxi)
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矮子鬼兒, 矮膊槌
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| Xiang
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Loudi
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矮子, 矮子牯
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Derived terms