影子
Chinese
picture; image; reflection picture; image; reflection; shadow | 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. (影子) | 影 | 子 | |
Pronunciation
Noun
影子
- shadow
- trace (e.g. of an author's writing style)
- impression; visualisation
- reflection (in a mirror, surface of water, etc.)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 影子 (“shadow”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 影 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 影子 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 影子, 影兒 |
| Taiwan | 影子 | |
| Yantai (Muping) | 影兒 | |
| Jinan | 影子, 影兒 | |
| Wanrong | 影兒 | |
| Xi'an | 影子, 影影兒 | |
| Wuhan | 影子 | |
| Chengdu | 影子 | |
| Yangzhou | 影子 | |
| Hefei | 影子 | |
| Singapore | 影子 | |
| Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 影子, 影影子, 影影兒 | |
| Dagudi (Maliba) | 影子 | |
| Reshuitang (Longling) | 影子, 影影 | |
| Mae Salong (Lancang) | 影子 | |
| Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 影子 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 影 |
| Hong Kong | 影 | |
| Yangjiang | 影 | |
| Beihai | 影子 | |
| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 影子 | |
| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 影子 | |
| Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 影子 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 影 | |
| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 影 | |
| Móng Cái | 影 | |
| Bangkok (Guangfu) | 影 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 影子 |
| Lichuan | 影仔 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 影仔, 影 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 影仔 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 影仔 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 影, 影仔 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 影 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 影 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 影 | |
| Senai (Huiyang) | 影 | |
| Bangkok (Jiexi) | 影 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 影子, 影戶兒 |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 影 |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 影 |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 影 |
| Quanzhou | 影 | |
| Zhangzhou | 影 | |
| Taipei (Wanhua) | 影 | |
| Kaohsiung | 影 | |
| Yilan | 影 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 影 | |
| Taichung | 影 | |
| Taichung (Wuqi) | 影 | |
| Tainan | 影 | |
| Taitung | 影 | |
| Hsinchu | 影 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 影 | |
| Chaozhou | 影 | |
| Shantou | 影 | |
| Jieyang | 影 | |
| Bangkok (Teochew) | 影 | |
| Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 影 | |
| Pontianak (Teochew) | 影 | |
| Leizhou | 影 | |
| Haikou | 影 | |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 影 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 影子 |
| Hangzhou (Fuyang) | 影子 | |
| Wenzhou | 影 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 影子 |
| Xiangxiang | 影子 | |
| Shuangfeng | 影子 | |
- (shadow): 暗影 (ànyǐng), 陰影／阴影 (yīnyǐng)
Adjective
影子
- (politics, attributive) shadow (acting in a leadership role before being formally recognised)
- (politics, attributive) shadow (part of, or related to, the opposition in government)
Derived terms
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