戲子

See also: 戏子

Chinese

		trick; drama; play trick; drama; play; show	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (戲子)		戲	子
simp. (戏子)		戏	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xìzi

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧˋ ˙ㄗ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hei³ zi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xìzi
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˋ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sìzi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: hsi⁴-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: syì-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shih.tzy
    • Palladius: сицзы (siczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hei³ zi²
    • Yale: hei jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hei³ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: héi³ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hei̯³³ t͡siː³⁵/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 戲子

1. (derogatory, dated) opera singer; actor (a performer in Chinese opera)