對子

對子

See also: 対子 and 对子

Chinese

		couple; pair; to be opposite couple; pair; to be opposite; to oppose; to face; for; to; correct (answer); to answer; to reply; to direct (towards sth); right	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 pm-1 am; midnight
trad. (對子)		對	子
simp. (对子)		对	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): duìzi

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄗ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): deoi³ zi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: duìzi
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: duèizi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: tui⁴-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: dwèi-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: duey.tzy
    • Palladius: дуйцзы (dujczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tweɪ̯⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: deoi³ zi²
    • Yale: deui jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: doey³ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: dêu³ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɵy̯³³ t͡siː³⁵/

Noun

對子

1. pair
2. (specifically) pair of antithetical phrases
3. (specifically) antithetical couplet (duilian)

   貼對子／贴对子  ―  tiē duìzi  ―  to paste antithetical couplets

4. (specifically, card games) pair (two cards of equal rank)

Synonyms

• (antithetical couplet):

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)

Descendants

• Japanese: 対子 (toitsu)

See also

Poker hands in Chinese · 撲克牌型 (layout · text)
單張, 高牌, 烏龍	對, 對子, 一對, 啤	兩對, 滔啤	三張, 三條	順, 順子, 蛇
同花	三帶二, 葫蘆, 夫佬	四張, 四條, 鐵扇, 鐵支	同花順	同花大順

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
對	子
トイ Hyōgaiji	ツ Grade: 1
irregular

For pronunciation and definitions of 對子 – see 対子. (This term, 對子, is an alternative spelling of the above terms.)