封子

封子

Chinese

		to confer; to grant; to seal to confer; to grant; to seal; (a measure word)	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 pm-1 am; midnight
simp. and trad. (封子)		封	子

Pronunciation

• Min Nan (POJ): hong-chí

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• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hong-chí
    • Tâi-lô: hong-tsí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hongcie
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕi⁵³/

Noun

封子

1. (Xiamen Hokkien, dated) wooden block used by a magistrate to strike the table in calling for attention or order

Synonyms

• 驚堂木／惊堂木 (jīngtángmù)
• 驚堂板／惊堂板 (jīngtángbǎn)