吊子
Chinese
| to hang; to suspend | child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 pm-1 am; midnight | ||
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| simp. and trad. (吊子) | 吊 | 子 | |
Pronunciation
Noun
吊子
- Alternative form of 銚子／铫子 (diàozi, “pot used for decocting medicinal herbs”).
- Synonym of 對聯／对联 (duìlián, “duilian”).
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 對聯 (“antithetical couplet”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 吊子 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 對聯 | |
| Mandarin | Taiwan | 對聯 |
| Jinan | 對子 | |
| Wanrong | 對子 | |
| Xi'an | 對子 | |
| Yinchuan | 對子 | |
| Wuhan | 對子 | |
| Guiyang | 對子 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 對, 對聯 |
| Hong Kong | 對聯 | |
| Dongguan | 對 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 對子 |
| Lichuan | 對子 | |
| Pingxiang | 對子 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 對聯, 對仔 |
| Yudu | 對子 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 對聯 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 對聯 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 對聯 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 對聯 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 對聯 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 對聯 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 對聯, 對子 |
| Xinzhou | 對子 | |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 對聯 |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 對聯 |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 聯對 |
| Quanzhou | 聯對 | |
| Zhangzhou | 聯對, 門對 | |
| Tainan | 聯對 GT | |
| Shantou | 對聯 | |
| Leizhou | 對 | |
| Haikou | 對 | |
| Wu | Danyang | 對聯, 對子 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 對子 |
| Loudi | 對子 | |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | |
Derived terms
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