蠍子

See also: 蝎子

Chinese

		scorpion	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (蠍子/蝎子)		蠍/蝎	子
simp. (蝎子)		蝎	子

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): xiēzi

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄝ ˙ㄗ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): xie² zi³

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): щезы (xi͡əzɨ, I-I)
Cantonese (Jyutping): kit³ zi² / hit³ zi²
Jin (Wiktionary): xieh⁴ zeh
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): giat-chú

(Teochew, Peng'im): hiag⁴ ze²
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁷shiq-tseq
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): sie⁶ zr

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiēzi
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄝ ˙ㄗ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siezi̊h
  - Wade–Giles: hsieh¹-tzŭ⁵
  - Yale: syē-dz
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shie.tzy
  - Palladius: сецзы (seczy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩²/
  - Homophones:
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    楔子
    蠍子 / 蝎子
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: xie² zi³
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xiez
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiɛ²¹ t͡sz̩⁵³/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: щезы (xi͡əzɨ, I-I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiə²⁴ t͡sz̩²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: kit³ zi² / hit³ zi²
  - Yale: kit jí / hit jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kit⁸ dzi² / hit⁸ dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: kid³ ji² / hid³ ji²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰiːt̚³ t͡siː³⁵/, /hiːt̚³ t͡siː³⁵/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: xieh⁴ zeh
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /ɕiəʔ² t͡səʔ³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: giat-chú
  - Tâi-lô: giat-tsú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: giatzuo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɡiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ t͡su⁵³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: hiag⁴ ze²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hiak tsṳ́
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hiak̚²⁻⁴ t͡sɯ⁵²⁻²¹/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁷shiq-tseq
  - MiniDict: shih^入 tseh
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴xiq-tseq
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɕiɪʔ³³ t͡səʔ⁴⁴/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: sie⁶ zr
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /si̯e̞²⁴ t͡sz̩³/
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /ɕi̯e̞²⁴ t͡sz̩³/

Noun

蠍子

scorpion

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 蠍子 (“scorpion”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		蠍子
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	蠍子
Northeastern Mandarin	Harbin	蠍子
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	蠍子
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	蠍子
Central Plains Mandarin	Wanrong	蠍子
	Xi'an	蠍子
	Xining	蠍子
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	蠍子
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	蠍子
Lanyin Mandarin	Ürümqi	蠍子
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	蠍子
Southwestern Mandarin	Liuzhou	蠍子
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	蠍子
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	蠍子
Cantonese	Hong Kong	蠍子
Cantonese	Dongguan	蠍子
Gan	Lichuan	蠍子
Hakka	Meixian	蠍
Jin	Taiyuan	蠍子
Jin	Xinzhou	蠍子
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	蠍
Southern Min	Xiamen	蠍仔
	Tainan	蠍仔, 蠍仔蟲 GT
	Penang (Hokkien)	象夾
	Leizhou	翹尾蟻
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	蠍子
Wu	Shanghai	蠍子
	Danyang	蠍子
	Hangzhou	蠍子
	Wenzhou	蠍
	Jinhua	蠍子
Xiang	Changsha	蠍子
Note	GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)