套子

套子

Chinese

		to cover; covering; case to cover; covering; case; cover; (a measure word, a set of something); sheath	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 pm-1 am; midnight
simp. and trad. (套子)		套	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tàozi

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄠˋ ˙ㄗ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tou³ zi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: tàozi
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄠˋ ˙ㄗ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: taw.tzy
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tàozi̊h
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɑʊ̯⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: tou³ zi²
    • Yale: tou jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tou³ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: tou³ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰou̯³³ t͡siː³⁵/

Noun

套子

1. sheath; case; cover
2. conventional or stereotyped remark; conventions
3. (dialectal) cotton padding or wadding; batting
4. (colloquial) trap; snare

Synonyms

• (sheath): (Hakka) 落仔