探子
Chinese
to explore; to search out; to scout to explore; to search out; to scout; to visit |
child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight | ||
---|---|---|---|
trad. (探子) | 探 | 子 | |
simp. #(探子) | 探 | 子 |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄢˋ ˙ㄗ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tànzi̊h
- Wade–Giles: tʻan4-tzŭ5
- Yale: tàn-dz
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tann.tzy
- Palladius: таньцзы (tanʹczy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰän⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: taam3 zi2
- Yale: taam jí
- Cantonese Pinyin: taam3 dzi2
- Guangdong Romanization: tam3 ji2
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰaːm³³ t͡siː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thàm-chú
- Tâi-lô: thàm-tsú
- Phofsit Daibuun: tarmzuo
- IPA (Taipei): /tʰam¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡su⁵³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰam²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡su⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Noun
(deprecated template usage) 探子
- (literary) a scout; a runner; someone (in the military) who is sent out to find information