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蓮子

蓮子

See also: 莲子

Chinese

		lotus	child; son; (noun suff.) child; son; (noun suff.); small thing; midnight; 11 p.m.-1 a.m.; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch
trad. (蓮子)		蓮	子
simp. (莲子)		莲	子

Noun

蓮子

lotus seed

Synonyms

蓮蓬子／莲蓬子 (liánpengzǐ)

Derived terms

蓮子心／莲子心 (liánzǐxīn)

See also

蓮須／莲须

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): liánzǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄗˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lin⁴ zi²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): lièn-chṳ́
Min Nan (POJ): liân-chí

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: liánzǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄗˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liantzyy
  - IPA ^(key): /li̯ɛn³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: lin⁴ zi²
  - Yale: lìhn jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lin⁴ dzi²
  - IPA ^(key): /liːn²¹ t͡siː³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: lièn-chṳ́
  - Hakka Romanization System: lienˇ zii`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: lian² zi³
  - IPA: /li̯en¹¹ t͡sɨ³¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liân-chí
  - Tâi-lô: liân-tsí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: liencie
  - IPA (Xiamen): /liɛn²⁴⁻²² t͡ɕi⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /liɛn²⁴⁻²² t͡ɕi⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /liɛn¹³⁻²² t͡ɕi⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /liɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡ɕi⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɛn²³⁻³³ t͡ɕi⁴¹/