引子

Chinese

		to lead; to divert (water); to guide	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
simp. and trad. (引子)		引	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǐnzi

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄣˇ ˙ㄗ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jan⁵ zi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǐnzi
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄣˇ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǐnzi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: yin³-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: yǐn-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiin.tzy
    • Palladius: иньцзы (inʹczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /in²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jan⁵ zi²
    • Yale: yáhn jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jan⁵ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yen⁵ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐn¹³ t͡siː³⁵/

Noun

引子

1. (music) first song in a set
2. (theater) opening words (spoken or sung)
3. (music) introduction
4. preface; prelude; introduction
5. (traditional Chinese medicine) conductor (ingredient added to enhance the effectiveness of the medicine)
6. guide
7. cause
8. (Taiwan, biochemistry) primer

Synonyms

• (conductor): 藥引／药引 (yàoyǐn), 藥引子／药引子 (yàoyǐnzi)

Derived terms

• 引子酶 (yǐnziméi)
• 藥引子／药引子 (yàoyǐnzi)