苗子
Chinese
sprout; seedling; descendant sprout; seedling; descendant; symptom of a trend; young; vaccine; Miao tribe |
child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight | ||
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| trad. (苗子) | 苗 | 子 | |
| simp. #(苗子) | 苗 | 子 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: miáozi
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄠˊ ˙ㄗ
- Tongyong Pinyin: miáozi̊h
- Wade–Giles: miao2-tzŭ5
- Yale: myáu-dz
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: miau.tzy
- Palladius: мяоцзы (mjaoczy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Etymology 1
Noun
苗子
Etymology 2
Noun
苗子
- (historical) Miao person
- 聽見我們老爺出兵征勦苗子，把苗子平定了，明年朝廷必定開科，大爺、二爺一齊中了。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
- From: Wu Jingzi, The Scholars, 1750 CE
- Tīngjiàn wǒmen lǎoyé chūbīng zhēngjiǎo miáozi, bǎ miáozi píngdìng le, míngnián cháotíng bìdìng kāikē, dàyé, èryé yīqí zhòng le. [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
听见我们老爷出兵征剿苗子，把苗子平定了，明年朝廷必定开科，大爷、二爷一齐中了。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]