釘子

釘子

See also: 钉子

Chinese

		nail	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 pm-1 am; midnight
trad. (釘子)		釘	子
simp. (钉子)		钉	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dīngzi

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄥ ˙ㄗ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): deng¹ zi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: dīngzi
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄥ ˙ㄗ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ding.tzy
    • IPA ^(key): /tiŋ⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩²/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: deng¹ zi²
    • Yale: dēng jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: deng¹ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: déng¹ ji²
    • IPA ^(key): /tɛːŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

Noun

釘子

1. nail
2. snag
3. saboteur

Synonyms

• (Min Nan) 釘仔／钉仔

Derived terms

碰釘子／碰钉子 (pèngdīngzi)

釘子戶／钉子户 (dīngzihù)