蚊子

蚊子

Chinese

		mosquito	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 pm-1 am; midnight
simp. and trad. (蚊子)		蚊	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): wénzi

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄣˊ ˙ㄗ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic): вынзы (vьnzь, I-II)

• Cantonese (Jyutping): man^4-1 zi², man⁴ zi²
• Jin (Wiktionary): veng¹ zeh
• Wu (Wiktionary): men tsr (T3)
• Xiang (Wiktionary): men¹ zr

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: wénzi
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄣˊ ˙ㄗ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wen.tzy
    • IPA ^(key): /u̯ən³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic: вынзы (vьnzь, I-II)
    • IPA ^(key): /və̃²⁴ t͡sɨː⁵¹/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: man^4-1 zi², man⁴ zi²
    • Yale: mān jí, màhn jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: man^4-1 dzi², man⁴ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: men¹ ji², men⁴ ji²
    • IPA ^(key): /mɐn²¹⁻⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/, /mɐn²¹ t͡siː³⁵/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: veng¹ zeh
    • IPA (old-style): /və̃ŋ¹¹ t͡səʔ²/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: men tsr (T3)
    • IPA ^(key): /məɲ²² t͡sz̩⁴⁴/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: men¹ zr
    • IPA ^(key): /mən³³ t͡sz̩³/

Noun

蚊子

1. mosquito (Classifier: 隻／只)

   哎呀，蚊子太多了！  ―  Āiyā, wénzi tài duō le!  ―  Ugh, there are too many mosquitoes!

2. (dialectal) fly (insect)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 蚊子 (“mosquito”) [map]
Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		蚊
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		蚊子、蚊
Taxonomic name		蚊
Mandarin	Beijing	蚊子
	Taiwan	蚊子
	Harbin	蚊子
	Shenyang	蚊子
	Jinan	蚊子
	Muping	蚊子
	Luoyang	蚊子
	Jiedian	蚊子
	Ronghe	長腿子
	Xi'an	蚊子
	Zhengzhou	蚊
	Xining	蚊子
	Xuzhou	蚊子
	Yinchuan	蚊子
	Lanzhou	蚊子
	Ürümqi	蚊子
	Wuhan	蚊子
	Chengdu	蚊子
	Guiyang	蚊子、尖嘴蚊
	Guilin	蚊子
	Liuzhou	蚊子
	Kunming	蚊子
	Yangzhou	蚊子
	Nanjing	蚊子
	Hefei	蚊子
Cantonese	Guangzhou	蚊
	Hong Kong	蚊
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	蚊
	Shunde	蚊
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	蚊
	Doumen (Shangheng Tanka)	蚊
	Taishan	蚊
	Kaiping (Chikan)	蚊
	Dongguan	蚊
	Shaoguan	蚊仔、蚊
	Yunfu	蚊仔
	Yangjiang	蚊蟲
	Xinyi	蚊子
	Lianjiang	蚊子、蚊
	Nanning	蚊
	Wuzhou	蚊
	Yulin	蚊子
	Hepu	蚊
	Kuala Lumpur	蚊
Gan	Nanchang	蚊蟲
	Lichuan	蚊仔
	Pingxiang	蚊子
Hakka	Meixian	蚊仔
	Luchuan	蚊子
	Yudu	蚊子
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	蚊仔
	Liudui (S. Sixian)	蚊仔
	Hsinchu (Hailu)	蚊仔
	Dongshi (Dabu)	蚊
	Hsinchu (Raoping)	蚊仔、蚊
	Yunlin (Zhao'an)	蚊
	Hong Kong	蚊
	Sabah	蚊仔
	Senai	蚊
	Singkawang	蚊
Huizhou	Jixi	蚊蟲
Jin	Taiyuan	蚊子
	Xinzhou	蚊子、蠅蚊子
Min Bei	Jian'ou	蠓
Min Dong	Fuzhou	風蚊
	Fuqing	蠓
	Matsu	風蚊
Min Nan	Xiamen	蠓仔、蠓
	Quanzhou	蠓仔、蠓
	Zhangzhou	蠓仔、蠓
	Taipei	烏司蠓仔、烏蝛、蠓仔、躼跤蠓
	Kaohsiung	烏蝛、蠓仔、躼跤蠓
	Tainan	烏蝛、蠓仔
	Taichung	蠓仔
	Hsinchu	蠓仔
	Lukang	烏蝛仔蠓、草蠓、蠓
	Sanxia	花蠓、烏司蠓、蠓、躼跤蠓
	Yilan	烏蝛仔、蠓、躼跤蠓
	Kinmen	蠓
	Magong	蠓
	Penang	蠓
	Singapore	蠓
	Philippines (Manila)	蠓
	Pingnan	蚊仔
	Chaozhou	蠓
	Shantou	蠓
	Haifeng	蠓
	Johor Bahru	蠓
	Haikou	蠓
	Leizhou	蠓
Puxian Min	Putian	蠓
	Xianyou	蠓
Pinghua	Nanning	蚊子
	Guilin	蚊蟲
Wu	Shanghai	蚊子、蚊蟲
	Suzhou	蚊子
	Hangzhou	蚊子
	Wenzhou	蚊蟲
	Chongming	蚊子
	Danyang	蚊子
	Jinhua	蚊蟲
	Ningbo	蚊蟲
Xiang	Changsha	夜蚊子、蚊子
	Shuangfeng	齧人蚊子、蚊子
	Xiangtan	蚊子
	Loudi	蚊子
	Quanzhou	蚊蟲

Dialectal synonyms of 蒼蠅 (“fly (insect)”) [map]
Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		蠅
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		蒼蠅
Taxonomic name		蠅
Mandarin	Beijing	蒼蠅
	Taiwan	蒼蠅
	Tianjin	蒼蠅
	Harbin	蒼蠅、蠅子
	Shenyang	蒼蠅、蠅子
	Hailar	蠅子
	Ulan Hot	蠅子
	Tongliao	蠅子
	Chifeng	蒼蠅
	Bayanhot	蒼蠅
	Jinan	蠅子、蒼蠅
	Muping	蒼蠅
	Luoyang	蒼蠅
	Jiedian	蠅子
	Ronghe	蠅母
	Xi'an	蠅子
	Zhengzhou	蠅
	Xining	蒼蠅
	Xuzhou	蠅子
	Yinchuan	蒼蠅
	Lanzhou	蒼蠅
	Ürümqi	蒼蠅
	Wuhan	蒼蠅
	Chengdu	蒼蠅兒、蒼蠅子、蒼蠅
	Guiyang	蚊子
	Guilin	蒼蠅
	Liuzhou	蒼蠅
	Kunming	蒼蠅
	Yangzhou	蒼蠅
	Hefei	蒼蠅
	Malaysia	蒼蠅
	Singapore	蒼蠅
Cantonese	Guangzhou	烏蠅
	Hong Kong	烏蠅
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	烏蠅
	Foshan	烏蠅
	Shunde	烏蠅
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	烏蠅
	Doumen (Shangheng Tanka)	烏蠅、臭蠅
	Taishan	禾蠅
	Kaiping (Chikan)	禾蠅
	Dongguan	姑蠅
	Shaoguan	烏蠅
	Yunfu	烏蠅
	Yangjiang	蚊子
	Xinyi	蚊蠅、烏蠅
	Lianjiang	蚊蠅
	Nanning	蚊蠅、烏蠅
	Wuzhou	烏蠅
	Yulin	蚊蠅
	Hepu	蒼蠅、烏蠅
	Kuala Lumpur	烏蠅
Gan	Nanchang	蒼蠅
	Lichuan	蠅仔、蒼蠅
	Pingxiang	蚊子
Hakka	Meixian	烏蠅
	Xingning	烏蠅
	Huidong	烏蠅
	Qujiang	烏蠅
	Xiaosanjiang	烏蠅
	Luchuan	烏蠅
	Changting	烏蠅
	Pingyu	烏蠅
	Wuping	烏蠅
	Liancheng	烏蠅
	Ninghua	烏蠅
	Yudu	烏蠅
	Ruijin	烏蠅
	Shicheng	烏蠅
	Shangyou	烏蠅
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	烏蠅
	Liudui (S. Sixian)	烏蠅
	Hsinchu (Hailu)	烏蠅
	Dongshi (Dabu)	烏蠅
	Hsinchu (Raoping)	烏蠅
	Yunlin (Zhao'an)	烏蠅
	Hong Kong	烏蠅
	Sabah	烏蠅
	Senai	烏蠅
	Singkawang	烏蠅
Huizhou	Jixi	蒼蠅
	Shexian	蒼蠅
	Tunxi	蒼蠅
Jin	Taiyuan	蠅子
	Xinzhou	蠅子
	Baochang	蠅子
	Jining	蒼蠅
	Hohhot	蠅子
	Baotou	蒼蠅
	Dongsheng	蒼蠅
	Linhe	蒼蠅
	Haibowan	蒼蠅
Min Bei	Jian'ou	蠅
Min Dong	Fuzhou	蒲蠅
	Fuqing	蒲蠅
	Matsu	蒲蠅
Min Nan	Xiamen	胡蠅
	Quanzhou	胡蠅
	Zhangzhou	胡蠅
	Taipei	胡蠅
	Kaohsiung	胡蠅
	Tainan	胡蠅
	Taichung	胡蠅
	Wuqi	胡蠅
	Hsinchu	胡蠅
	Taitung	胡蠅
	Lukang	胡蠅
	Yilan	胡蠅
	Magong	胡蠅
	Penang	胡蠅
	Singapore	胡蠅
	Philippines (Manila)	胡蠅
	Pingnan	胡蠅
	Chaozhou	胡蠅
	Shantou	胡蠅
	Haifeng	胡蠅
	Johor Bahru	胡蠅
	Haikou	胡蠅
	Leizhou	胡蠅
Puxian Min	Putian	胡蠅
	Xianyou	胡蠅
Pinghua	Nanning	蒼蠅、飯蚊子、蚊子
	Guilin	蜢子
Wu	Shanghai	蒼蠅
	Suzhou	蒼蠅
	Hangzhou	蒼蠅
	Wenzhou	蒼蠅
	Chongming	蒼蠅
	Danyang	蒼蠅
	Jinhua	蒼蠅
	Ningbo	蒼蠅
Xiang	Changsha	蚊子
	Shuangfeng	蚊子
	Loudi	青藍蚊
	Quanzhou	蚊蟲

See also

• 孑孓 (jiéjué)