| contract | child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (契子) | 契 | 子 | |
| simp. #(契子) | 契 | 子 | |
契子
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 義子, 誼子 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 乾兒子 |
| Taiwan | 乾兒子 | |
| Harbin | 乾兒子 | |
| Singapore | 乾兒子 | |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 乾兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 乾兒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 乾兒子 |
| Lanzhou | 乾兒子 | |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 乾崽 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 契仔 |
| Hong Kong | 契仔, 乾仔 | |
| Foshan | 契仔 | |
| Foshan (Shunde) | 契仔 | |
| Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 契仔 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) | 契仔 | |
| Taishan | 契仔 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 契仔 | |
| Dongguan | 契仔 | |
| Yangjiang | 契仔 | |
| Gan | Lichuan | 契崽 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 相認賴仔 |
| Yudu | 契子, 義子 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 契子 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 義子 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 契子 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 契子 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 契子 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 契子 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 乾兒子 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 老囝 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 義囝 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 契囝 |
| Quanzhou | 契囝 | |
| Jinjiang | 契囝 | |
| Zhangzhou | 契囝 | |
| Taipei | 契囝 | |
| Kaohsiung | 契囝 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 契囝 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 契囝 | |
| Shantou | 契囝 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 契崽 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 過房兒子, 義子 dated |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 寄拜兒子 | |
| Hangzhou | 乾兒子 | |
| Ningbo | 繼拜兒子 | |