貝子

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Chinese

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cowries; shell; valuables
cowries; shell; valuables; shellfish
 
child; son; (noun suffix)
child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
 
trad. (貝子)
simp. (贝子)

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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貝子

  1. small shellfish
  2. (historical) a type of currency in Yunnan
  3. (in general) currency

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Manchu ᠪᡝᡳ᠌ᠰᡝ (beise) (Gao and Fu, 2013; Xu, 1990).

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Noun

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貝子

  1. (historical) Short for 固山貝子固山贝子 (gùshān bèizǐ): Beizi; a rank of nobility in Qing dynasty below that of Beile (貝勒)