起子

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Chinese

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to rise; to raise; to get up
child; son; (noun suffix)
child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
 
trad. (起子)
simp. #(起子)

Pronunciation 1

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Noun

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起子

  1. bottle opener (device to open bottle)
  2. (colloquial) screwdriver
  3. (dialectal) baking soda
Synonyms
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  • (baking soda):
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Derived terms
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Classifier

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起子

  1. Classifier for people: group; crowd

Pronunciation 2

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Verb

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起子

  1. (literary) to nurture one's child
  2. (chess, etc.) to make the first move