捻子

Chinese

		twirl (in the fingers)	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (捻子)		捻	子
simp. #(捻子)		捻	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): niǎnzi

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄢˇ ˙ㄗ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): nin² zi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: niǎnzi
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄢˇ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: niǎnzi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: nien³-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: nyǎn-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nean.tzy
    • Palladius: няньцзы (njanʹczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni̯ɛn²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: nin² zi²
    • Yale: nín jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: nin² dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: nin² ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /niːn³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

Noun

捻子

1. spill (for lighting candles, lamps, etc.); wick