長子

See also: 長男, 長女, and 长子

Chinese

		long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (長子)		長	子
simp. (长子)		长	子
anagram		子長／子长

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhǎngzǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄤˇ ㄗˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zoeng² zi²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chóng-chṳ́
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tióng-chír / tióng-chú / tiáng-chú

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhǎngzǐ [Phonetic: zhángzǐ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄤˇ ㄗˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhǎngzǐh
    • Wade–Giles: chang³-tzŭ³
    • Yale: jǎng-dž
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jaangtzyy
    • Palladius: чжанцзы (čžanczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 長姊／长姊 長子／长子

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: zoeng² zi²
    • Yale: jéung jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzoeng² dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: zêng² ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sœːŋ³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 長姊／长姊 長子／长子

• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chóng-chṳ́
    • Hakka Romanization System: zong` zii`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zong³ zi³
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡soŋ³¹ t͡sɨ³¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tióng-chír
    • Tâi-lô: tióng-tsír
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sɯ⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tióng-chú
    • Tâi-lô: tióng-tsú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: diofngzuo
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /tiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiáng-chú
    • Tâi-lô: tiáng-tsú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: diafngzuo
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁵³/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 長子

1. eldest son

Synonyms

• 大兒子／大儿子 (dà'érzi)
• 長男／长男 (zhǎngnán)
• (literary) 冢子 (zhǒngzǐ), 家督 (jiādū)
• (Cantonese) 大仔
• (Min) 大囝
• (Min Nan) 大漢囝／大汉囝, 大後生／大后生, 大漢後生／大汉后生

Proper noun

(deprecated template usage) 長子

1. Zhangzi County, Shanxi province, China

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chángzi

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄤˊ ˙ㄗ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chángzi
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄤˊ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chángzi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: chʻang²-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: cháng-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: charng.tzy
    • Palladius: чанцзы (čanczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 場子／场子 腸子／肠子

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 長子

1. tall person

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Japanese

Etymology

Compound of 長 (“long; elder”) +‎ 子 (“child”).

Noun

長子 • (chōshi) 

1. eldest son
2. (rare) eldest child

Related terms

	son	daughter	child (rare)
one's first	長(ちょう)男(なん) (chōnan), 一(いち)男(なん) (ichinan),	長(ちょう)女(じょ) (chōjo), 一(いち)女(じょ) (ichijo)
one's second	次(じ)男(なん) (jinan), 二(じ)男(なん) (jinan), 次(じ)子(し) (jishi)	次(じ)女(じょ) (jijo), 二(じ)女(じょ) (jijo)	次(じ)子(し) (jishi)
one's third	三(さん)男(なん) (sannan)	三(さん)女(じょ) (sanjo)	-