筒子
Chinese
| tube; cylinder | child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (筒子) | 筒 | 子 | |
| simp. #(筒子) | 筒 | 子 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: tǒngzi
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄥˇ ˙ㄗ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tǒngzi̊h
- Wade–Giles: tʻung3-tzŭ5
- Yale: tǔng-dz
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: toong.tzy
- Palladius: тунцзы (tunczy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰʊŋ²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: tung4 zi2
- Yale: tùhng jí
- Cantonese Pinyin: tung4 dzi2
- Guangdong Romanization: tung4 ji2
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰʊŋ²¹ t͡siː³⁵/
- Homophones:
瞳子
童子
筒子
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Wu
Noun
筒子
- tube; tubular object; pipe
- (mahjong) circle tile; dot tile
- (neologism, slang) alternative form of 同志 (tóngzhì, “comrade; friend”)
Synonyms
- (circle tile):
Dialectal synonyms of 餅子 (“circle tile (mahjong)”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 筒子 |
| Taiwan | 筒子 | |
| Langfang | 餅子 | |
| Chifeng | 餅子, 筒子 | |
| Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 餅 | |
| Harbin | 餅子 | |
| Shenyang | 餅子 | |
| Singapore | 筒子 | |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 餅子, 筒子 |
| Tangshan | 餅子 | |
| Cangzhou | 餅子 | |
| Baoding | 餅, 筒子 | |
| Shijiazhuang | 餅子, 餅, 筒子 | |
| Jinan | 餅子 | |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 餅子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Daming | 筒子 |
| Zhengzhou | 餅, 筒 | |
| Xi'an | 餅, 筒子 | |
| Xining | 餅子 | |
| Xuzhou | 餅, 筒 | |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 餅子 |
| Lanzhou | 餅子, 筒子 | |
| Ürümqi | 筒子, 餅子 | |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 餅子, 筒子 |
| Chongqing | 筒子 | |
| Wuhan | 筒子 | |
| Guiyang | 筒子 | |
| Kunming | 餅子, 筒子 | |
| Guilin | 筒子 | |
| Liuzhou | 筒子 | |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 餅子, 筒子 |
| Yangzhou | 餅子, 筒子 | |
| Nantong | 餅 | |
| Hefei | 筒子 | |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 筒子 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 筒子, 餅子 |
| Lichuan | 餅子 | |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 餅, 筒, 果 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 餅子 |
| Xinzhou | 餅子 | |
| Linhe | 筒子 | |
| Jining | 筒子 | |
| Hohhot | 筒子 | |
| Zhangjiakou | 餅子, 筒子 | |
| Handan | 餅兒, 餅子, 筒兒 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 筒子, 筒 |
| Ningbo | 筒子 |
Derived terms
- 筒子樓 / 筒子楼
Descendants
- → Japanese: 筒子 (tonzu)
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 筒 | 子 |
| ピン Grade: S |
ズ Grade: 1 |
| irregular | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 餅子 |
Borrowed from Mandarin 餅子／饼子 (bǐngzi). The kanji form is an orthographic borrowing from Chinese 筒子 (tǒngzi). The two Chinese words are synonyms.
Pronunciation
Noun
筒子 • (pinzu)
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 筒 | 子 |
| トン Grade: S |
ズ Grade: 1 |
| irregular | |
Borrowed from Mandarin 筒子 (tǒngzi).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tõ̞nd͡zɨ]
Noun
筒子 • (tonzu)