扣子

扣子

See also: 釦子

Chinese

		10 percent; button; detain	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 pm-1 am; midnight
trad. (扣子/釦子)		扣/釦	子
simp. (扣子)		扣	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kòuzi

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄡˋ ˙ㄗ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kau³ zi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: kòuzi
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄡˋ ˙ㄗ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kow.tzy
    • IPA ^(key): /kʰoʊ̯⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: kau³ zi²
    • Yale: kau jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kau³ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: keo³ ji²
    • IPA ^(key): /kʰɐu̯³³ t͡siː³⁵/

Noun

扣子

1. button (knob or small disc serving as a fastener)

   扣扣子  ―  kòu kòuzi  ―  to do up buttons

Synonyms

• 紐扣／纽扣 (niǔkòu)
• (Hakka, Min Nan) 紐仔／纽仔