釋子

Chinese

		explain; to release	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (釋子)		釋	子
simp. (释子)		释	子

Etymology

Partial calque of Sanskrit शाक्य पुत्र (śākya putra).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shìzǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ㄗˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sik¹ zi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shìzǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄗˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shìhzǐh
  - Wade–Giles: shih⁴-tzŭ³
  - Yale: shr̀-dž
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyhtzyy
  - Palladius: шицзы (šiczy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
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    世子
    士子
    釋子／释子
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: sik¹ zi²
  - Yale: sīk jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sik⁷ dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: xig¹ ji²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪk̚⁵ t͡siː³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    釋子／释子
    骰子

Noun

釋子

(literary) Buddhist monk

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