掖子

Chinese

		tuck (in)	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (掖子)		掖	子
simp. #(掖子)		掖	子
alternative forms		掖籽

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): iǎ-chí / iā-chí

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iǎ-chí
    • Tâi-lô: iǎ-tsí
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ia²² t͡si⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iā-chí
    • Tâi-lô: iā-tsí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iaxcie
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ia²²⁻²¹ t͡si⁵³/

Verb

掖子

1. (Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to sow (seeds)

Synonyms

• 播種／播种 (bōzhǒng)
• 撒種／撒种 (sǎzhǒng)
• (Min Nan) 掖種／掖种