拐子

拐子

Chinese

		kidnap; to turn	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 pm-1 am; midnight
simp. and trad. (拐子)		拐	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guǎizi

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄞˇ ˙ㄗ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwaai² zi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: guǎizi
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄞˇ ˙ㄗ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: goai.tzy
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guǎizi̊h
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kwaɪ̯²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwaai² zi²
    • Yale: gwáai jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwaai² dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: guai² ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷäːi̯³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

Noun

拐子

1. crutch
2. (colloquial, derogatory) lame person; cripple
3. kidnapper; abductor; swindler