孩紙

See also: 孩纸

Chinese

		child	phonetic
trad. (孩紙)		孩	紙
simp. (孩纸)		孩	纸

Etymology

From 孩子 (háizi, “child”), with replacement of the diminutive suffix 子 (zi, “child, son”) by the close-sounding retroflexed counterpart 紙／纸 (zhǐ, “paper”). See also 妹紙／妹纸 (mèizhǐ, “young girl; babe”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): háizhǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄞˊ ㄓˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: háizhǐ → háizhi (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄞˊ ㄓˇ → ㄏㄞˊ ˙ㄓ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: háijhi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: hai²-chih⁵
    • Yale: hái-jr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hair.jyy
    • Palladius: хайчжи (xajčži)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xaɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ → /xaɪ̯³⁵ ɖ͡ʐ̥ʐ̩³/

Noun

孩紙

1. (neologism, humorous) child, kid