人子

Chinese

		man; person; people	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
simp. and trad. (人子)		人	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): rénzǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˊ ㄗˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jan⁴ zi²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngìn-chṳ́
• Eastern Min (BUC): ìng-cṳ̄
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): jîn-chú / lîn-chú / lîn-chír

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: rénzǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˊ ㄗˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: rénzǐh
    • Wade–Giles: jên²-tzŭ³
    • Yale: rén-dž
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: rentzyy
    • Palladius: жэньцзы (žɛnʹczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐən³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jan⁴ zi²
    • Yale: yàhn jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jan⁴ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yen⁴ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐn²¹ t͡siː³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngìn-chṳ́
    • Hakka Romanization System: nginˇ zii`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngin² zi³
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋin¹¹ t͡sɨ³¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: ìng-cṳ̄
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /iŋ⁵³⁻³³ ^(t͡s-)ʒy³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jîn-chú
    • Tâi-lô: jîn-tsú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: jinzuo
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /zin²³⁻³³ t͡su⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡zin¹³⁻²² t͡su⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lîn-chú
    • Tâi-lô: lîn-tsú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: linzuo
    • IPA (Taipei): /lin²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡su⁵³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /lin²⁴⁻²² t͡su⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lîn-chír
    • Tâi-lô: lîn-tsír
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /lin²⁴⁻²² t͡sɯ⁵⁵⁴/

Noun

人子

1. (literary) child (son or daughter)

Synonyms

• 子女 (zǐnǚ)

Proper noun

人子

1. (Christianity) Son of Man

   • 人子來係愛尋失落个人來救佢 [Sixian Hakka, trad.]
     人子来系爱寻失落个人来救佢 [Sixian Hakka, simp.]

     From: 客家聖樂團, lyrics by 陳建中, 道路 真理 生命

     Ngìn-chṳ́ lòi he oi chhìm sṳt-lo̍k ke ngìn lòi kiu kì [Pha̍k-fa-sṳ]

     The Son of Man came to seek and save those who are lost.

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (人子):

• → Korean: 인자(人子) (inja)