報子

Chinese

		to announce; to inform; report to announce; to inform; report; newspaper; to repay; to recompense; revenge	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (報子)		報	子
simp. (报子)		报	子

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bàozi

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˋ ˙ㄗ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bou³ zi²
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pò-chí

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bàozi
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˋ ˙ㄗ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bàozi̊h
  - Wade–Giles: pao⁴-tzŭ⁵
  - Yale: bàu-dz
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baw.tzy
  - Palladius: баоцзы (baoczy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/
  - Homophones:
    [Show/Hide]
    ^edit
    ^edit
    刨子
    報子／报子
    豹子
    鉋子／刨子
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bou³ zi²
  - Yale: bou jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bou³ dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: bou³ ji²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pou̯³³ t͡siː³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pò-chí
  - Tâi-lô: pò-tsí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: poircie
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /po²¹⁻⁵³ t͡si⁵³/

Noun

報子

(archaic) man who brings news of appointment, promotion, or success in imperial examinations (in expectation of a reward)
(archaic) official announcement of a candidate's success in the imperial examinations, or of an official's promotion

Synonyms

(man who brings news): (Hokkien) 報馬／报马 (bàomǎ), 報馬仔／报马仔
(official announcement): 報條／报条 (bàotiáo), 報單／报单 (bàodān)

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.