胚子

Chinese

		fetus	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (胚子)		胚	子
simp. #(胚子)		胚	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): pēizi

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄟ ˙ㄗ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): pui¹ zi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: pēizi
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄟ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: peizi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: pʻei¹-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: pēi-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pei.tzy
    • Palladius: пэйцзы (pɛjczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰeɪ̯⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩²/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: pui¹ zi²
    • Yale: pūi jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: pui¹ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: pui¹ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰuːi̯⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 胚子

1. silkworm embryo
2. (figuratively, often derogatory) egg; sort of person