號子

號子

See also: 号子

Chinese

		number; call; name number; call; name; roar; cry	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 pm-1 am; midnight
trad. (號子)		號	子
simp. (号子)		号	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hàozi

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄠˋ ˙ㄗ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hou⁶ zi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Pinyin: hàozi
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄠˋ ˙ㄗ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haw.tzy
    • IPA ^(key): /xɑʊ̯⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: hou⁶ zi²
    • Yale: houh jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hou⁶ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: hou⁶ ji²
    • IPA ^(key): /hou̯²² t͡siː³⁵/

Noun

號子

1. labour chant
2. (Mainland China Mandarin, classifier) sort; kind (of people or thing)
3. (Mainland China Mandarin, regional) prison cell; jail cell; prison; jail

   蹲號子 / 蹲号子  ―  dūn hàozi  ―  to be stuck in prison/jail

4. (Taiwan, colloquial) brokerage firm