耍子

Chinese

		play with; to juggle	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (耍子)		耍	子
simp. #(耍子)		耍	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shuǎzi

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄚˇ ˙ㄗ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shuǎzi
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄚˇ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shuǎzi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: shua³-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: shwǎ-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoa.tzy
    • Palladius: шуацзы (šuaczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯ä²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴/

Noun

耍子

1. play

   • 順澗邊往上溜頭尋看源流，耍子去耶！ [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     顺涧边往上溜头寻看源流，耍子去耶！ [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: Wu Cheng'en, Journey to the West, 16^th century CE

     Shùn jiàn biān wǎng shàng liū tóu xún kàn yuánliú, shuǎzǐ qù yē! [Pinyin]

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