子夜
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Chinese
child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight |
night | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (子夜) |
子 | 夜 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄗˇ ㄧㄝˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: zǐhyè
- Wade–Giles: tzŭ3-yeh4
- Yale: dž-yè
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyyyeh
- Palladius: цзые (czyje)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛ⁵¹/
- Homophones:
子夜
子葉 / 子叶
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zi2 je6
- Yale: jí yeh
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzi2 je6
- Guangdong Romanization: ji2 yé6
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡siː³⁵ jɛː²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ́-ya
- Hakka Romanization System: ziiˋ ia
- Hagfa Pinyim: zi3 ya4
- Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨ³¹ i̯a⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ́-ya
- Hakka Romanization System: ziiˋ (r)ia
- Hagfa Pinyim: zi3 ya4
- Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨ³¹ (j)i̯a⁵⁵/
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
Noun
子夜
- midnight (11 pm – 1 am)
Synonyms
Descendants
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 子 | 夜 |
| し Grade: 1 |
や Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
Noun
Synonyms
- 真夜中 (mayonaka)