約子

約子

Chinese

		appointment; agreement; to arrange appointment; agreement; to arrange; to restrict; approximately; weigh	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 pm-1 am; midnight
trad. (約子)		約	子
simp. (约子)		约	子

Pronunciation

• Min Nan (POJ): ioh-chí

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• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ioh-chí
    • Tâi-lô: ioh-tsí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ioihcie
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /io(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵³/

Noun

約子

1. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) drinking game where one has to guess the number of small objects in the other player's closed hand

Synonyms

• 猜枚 (cāiméi)