貝子
Chinese
cowries; shell; valuables; shellfish | child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 pm-1 am; midnight | ||
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trad. (貝子) | 貝 | 子 | |
simp. (贝子) | 贝 | 子 |
Pronunciation
Noun
貝子
- small shellfish
- (historical) a type of currency in Yunnan
- (in general) currency
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Manchu ᠪᡝᡳᠰᡝ (beise).
Pronunciation
Noun
貝子
- (historical) Short for 固山貝子/固山贝子 (gùshān bèizǐ): Beizi; a rank of nobility in Qing dynasty below that of Beile (貝勒)