兒子
See also: 儿子
Chinese
| son; child; diminutive suffix | child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (兒子) | 兒 | 子 | |
| simp. (儿子) | 儿 | 子 | |
| anagram | 子兒／子儿 | ||
Pronunciation 1
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 兒子 (“son”) [map]
Dialectal synonyms of 男人 (“man (adult male)”) [map]
Derived terms
Pronunciation 2
Noun
兒子 (Classical)
- baby; infant; newborn
- 能兒子乎？兒子終日嗥而嗌不嗄，和之至也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Zhuangzi, circa 3rd – 2nd centuries BCE
- Néng érzǐ hū? Érzǐ zhōngrì háo ér yì bù shà, hé zhī zhì yě. [Pinyin]
- Can you become an infant? The infant will cry all the day, without its throat becoming hoarse – so perfect is the harmony (of its physical constitution).
能儿子乎？儿子终日嗥而嗌不嗄，和之至也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- child
- 薄太后聞之，文帝免冠謝曰：「教兒子不謹。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
- Bó Tàihòu wén zhī, Wéndì miǎnguān xiè yuē: “Jiào érzǐ bù jǐn.” [Pinyin]
- When Empress Dowager Bo heard of it, Emperor Wen removed his hat and apologized, saying, “I have not instructed my children strictly.”
薄太后闻之，文帝免冠谢曰：「教儿子不谨。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- Term of self-address, used by a man when speaking to elders.
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