歲子

Chinese

		year; years old; (a measure word)	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (歲子)		歲	子
simp. (岁子)		岁	子

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hèr-chí / hè-chí

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hèr-chí
    • Tâi-lô: hèr-tsí
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hə⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡si⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Jinjiang, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hè-chí
    • Tâi-lô: hè-tsí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: heacie
    • IPA (Xiamen): /he²¹⁻⁵³ t͡si⁵³/
    • IPA (Jinjiang, Philippines): /he⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡si⁵⁵⁴/

Noun

歲子

1. (Southern Min) age (of a person)

Synonyms

• 年事 (niánshì)
• 年歲／年岁 (niánsuì)
• 年紀／年纪 (niánjì)
• 年齒／年齿 (niánchǐ) (literary, of a person, in years)
• 年齡／年龄 (niánlíng)
• 歲數／岁数 (suìshu)
• 歲聲／岁声 (Hokkien, Teochew)
• 歲頭／岁头 (Hokkien)
• 齒髮／齿发 (chǐfà) (literary, humble)