公子
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Chinese[edit]
just; honourable; public just; honourable; public; common; fair; duke; mister |
child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight | ||
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trad. (公子) | 公 | 子 | |
simp. #(公子) | 公 | 子 |
Pronunciation 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
公子
- (historical) scion; son or daughter of a feudal prince, vassal king or duke (especially of the kings of Zhou dynasty)
- (honorific) your son
- (figurative) son of privilege; son of an official; son of nobility
- A title used to address young men in historical dramas
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
公子
- a surname
Pronunciation 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
公子
Coordinate terms[edit]
- (Xiang) 婆子
References[edit]
- “Entry #53960”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.
Japanese[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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公 | 子 |
こう Grade: 2 |
し Grade: 1 |
kan’on |
Etymology[edit]
Literary Chinese 公子 (gōngzǐ, literally “duke's son”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- (historical) the son of a duke in China or Vietnam; compare 王子 (son of a king) and 皇子 (son of an emperor)
- Antonym: 公女
References[edit]
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