影子

Chinese

		picture; image; reflection picture; image; reflection; shadow	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. (影子)		影	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): yǐngzi

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄥˇ ˙ㄗ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): йинзы (yinzɨ, II-I)

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jing² zi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǐngzi
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄥˇ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǐngzi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: ying³-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: yǐng-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiing.tzy
    • Palladius: инцзы (inczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /iŋ²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: йинзы (yinzɨ, II-I)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /iŋ⁵¹ t͡sz̩²⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jing² zi²
    • Yale: yíng jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jing² dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ying² ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɪŋ³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 影子

1. shadow
2. trace (e.g. of an author's writing style)
3. impression; visualisation
4. reflection (in a mirror, surface of water, etc.)

Synonyms

• (shadow): 暗影 (ànyǐng), 陰影／阴影 (yīnyǐng)

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) 影子

1. (politics, attributive) shadow (acting in a leadership role before being formally recognised)
2. (Australia, politics, attributive) shadow (part of, or related to, the opposition in government)

Derived terms

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