巴子
Chinese
(suff. for certain nouns); to hope; to wish (suff. for certain nouns); to hope; to wish; Palestinian, Palestine (abbrev.); Pakistan (abbrev.); Pascal (unit of pressure) |
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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| simp. and trad. (巴子) |
巴 | 子 | |
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: bāzi
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄚ ˙ㄗ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bazi̊h
- Wade–Giles: pa1-tzŭ5
- Yale: bā-dz
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ba.tzy
- Palladius: бацзы (baczy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pä⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩²/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: baa1 zi2
- Yale: bā jí
- Cantonese Pinyin: baa1 dzi2
- Guangdong Romanization: ba1 ji2
- Sinological IPA (key): /paː⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Wu
Noun
巴子
- (Wu, derogatory) hick; villager; yokel
- lump; gobbet
- 只見那向陽處有幾個小妖，拿些人肉巴子，一塊塊理著曬哩。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 西遊記 (Xīyóujì) (Journey to the West), chapter 86 (translation adapted from the WJF Jenner translation)
- Zhǐjiàn nà xiàngyáng chù yǒu jǐge xiǎoyāo, ná xiē rénròu bāzi, yīkuàikuài lǐ zhe shài li. [Pinyin]
- He saw some junior devils setting out gobbets of human flesh to dry in a sunny spot.
只见那向阳处有几个小妖，拿些人肉巴子，一块块理着晒哩。 [MSC, simp.]
- (dialectal Mandarin, vulgar) female genitalia; vulva
- 媽了個巴子的！／妈了个巴子的！ ― Mā le ge bāzi de! ― Shit!
- 他家賣的拖煎阿滿子，乾巴子肉翻包著菜肉匾食餃，窩窩蛤蜊麵，熱燙溫和大辣酥。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 金瓶梅 (Jīnpíngméi) (The Plum in the Golden Vase), chapter 2
- Tā jiā mài de tuōjiān'āmǎnzǐ, gān bāzi ròu fān bāo zhe càiròu biǎnshi jiǎo, wōwō géli miàn, rètàngwēn hé dàlàsū. [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
他家卖的拖煎阿满子，干巴子肉翻包着菜肉匾食饺，窝窝蛤蜊面，热烫温和大辣酥。 [MSC, simp.]
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 土包子 (“country bumpkin; hick; yokel; rube”) [map]
Dialectal synonyms of 陰戶 (“vulva; female genitalia”) [map]
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Bāzǐ
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄚ ㄗˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Bazǐh
- Wade–Giles: Pa1-tzŭ3
- Yale: Bā-dž
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Batzyy
- Palladius: Бацзы (Baczy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pä⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: baa1 zi2
- Yale: bā jí
- Cantonese Pinyin: baa1 dzi2
- Guangdong Romanization: ba1 ji2
- Sinological IPA (key): /paː⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
巴子