尖子

尖子

Chinese

		point (of needle); sharp; shrewd point (of needle); sharp; shrewd; pointed	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 pm-1 am; midnight
simp. and trad. (尖子)		尖	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiānzi

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢ ˙ㄗ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zim¹ zi²
• Min Nan (POJ): chiam-chír / chiam-chú

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: jiānzi
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢ ˙ㄗ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jian.tzy
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩²/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zim¹ zi²
    • Yale: jīm jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzim¹ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: jim¹ ji²
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡siːm⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiam-chír
    • Tâi-lô: tsiam-tsír
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕiam³³ t͡sɯ⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiam-chú
    • Tâi-lô: tsiam-tsú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciamzuo
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiam⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su⁵³/

Noun

尖子

1. (diminutive) tip; edge; end
2. (figuratively) best of the best; crème de la crème; cream of the crop

Derived terms

尖子生 (jiānzishēng)