貉子

Chinese

Etymology 1

		raccoon dog	(noun suffix)
simp. and trad. (貉子)		貉	子

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): háozi, hézi

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄠˊ ˙ㄗ, ㄏㄜˊ ˙ㄗ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland, variant in Taiwan)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: háozi
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄠˊ ˙ㄗ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: háozi̊h
  - Wade–Giles: hao²-tzŭ⁵
  - Yale: háu-dz
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haur.tzy
  - Palladius: хаоцзы (xaoczy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɑʊ̯³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³/
  - Homophones:
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    蠔子 / 蚝子
    貉子
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: hézi
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˊ ˙ㄗ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: hézi̊h
  - Wade–Giles: ho²-tzŭ⁵
  - Yale: hé-dz
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: her.tzy
  - Palladius: хэцзы (xɛczy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɤ³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³/
  - Homophones:
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    合子
    盒子

Noun

貉子

raccoon dog; tanuki (Classifier: 隻／只 m)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 貉 (“raccoon dog”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		貉
Taxonomic name		貉
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	貉子
Southern Min	Xiamen	貉仔

Etymology 2

		raccoon dog	child
simp. and trad. (貉子)		貉	子

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hézǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄜˊ ㄗˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: hézǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˊ ㄗˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: hézǐh
  - Wade–Giles: ho²-tzŭ³
  - Yale: hé-dž
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hertzyy
  - Palladius: хэцзы (xɛczy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɤ³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
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    合子
    核子

Noun

貉子

young raccoon dog