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盅子

盅子

Chinese

		cup	child; son; (noun suff.) child; son; (noun suff.); small thing; midnight; 11 p.m.-1 a.m.; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch
simp. and trad. (盅子)		盅	子

Noun

盅子

small handleless cup

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhōngzi

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥㄗ˙
Cantonese (Jyutping): zung¹ zi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhōngzi
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥㄗ˙
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jong.tzy
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩²/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: zung¹ zi²
  - Yale: jūng jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzung¹ dzi²
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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