對子

Chinese

		couple; pair; to be opposite couple; pair; to be opposite; to oppose; to face; for; to; correct (answer); to answer; to reply; to direct (towards sth); right	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (對子)		對	子
simp. (对子)		对	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): duìzi

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄗ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): deoi³ zi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: duìzi
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: duèizi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: tui⁴-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: dwèi-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: duey.tzy
    • Palladius: дуйцзы (dujczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: deoi³ zi²
    • Yale: deui jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: doey³ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: dêu³ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɵy̯³³ t͡siː³⁵/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 對子

1. pair
2. (specifically) pair of antithetical phrases
3. (specifically) antithetical couplet (duilian)
4. (specifically, card games) pair (two cards of equal rank)

See also

Poker hands in Mandarin · 撲克牌型／扑克牌型 (layout · text)
單張／单张 (dānzhāng), 高牌, 烏龍／乌龙 (wūlóng)	對／对 (duì), 對子／对子 (duìzi), 一對／一对 (yīduì)	兩對／两对	三張／三张, 三條／三条 (sāntiáo)	順／顺 (shùn), 順子／顺子 (shùnzi)
同花 (tónghuā)	三帶二／三带二	四張／四张, 四條／四条 (sìtiáo), 鐵扇／铁扇, 鐵支／铁支	同花順／同花顺 (tónghuāshùn)	同花大順／同花大顺 (tónghuā dàshùn)