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Chinese
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child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; ( noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight |
female; woman; daughter
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| trad. (子女)
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子
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女
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| simp. #(子女)
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子
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女
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| anagram
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女子
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Pronunciation
Noun
子女
- sons and daughters; children
- 未成年子女 ― wèichéngnián zǐnǚ ― non-adult children
- 子女撫養費／子女抚养费 ― zǐnǚ fǔyǎngfèi ― child support
子女最佳利益原則 [MSC, trad.]
子女最佳利益原则 [MSC, simp.]- zǐnǚ zuìjiā lìyì yuánzé
- child's best interests
子女忤逆不孝實在令父母寒心。 [MSC, trad.]
子女忤逆不孝实在令父母寒心。 [MSC, simp.]- Zǐnǚ wǔnì bùxiào shízài lìng fùmǔ hánxīn.
- Wayward children who are unfilial are a disappointment to their parents.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
兒女 (“sons and daughters; children”)
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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兒女, 子女, 孩兒, 孩子
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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兒女, 孩子
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| Taiwan
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兒女, 孩子
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| Harbin
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子女
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| Malaysia
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孩子
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| Singapore
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孩子
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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兒女, 子女, 孩子
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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兒和女
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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兒女, 孩子
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| Wanrong
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兒女
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| Xi'an
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兒女, 娃
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| Xining
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子女, 娃娃們
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| Xuzhou
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子女
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| Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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兒女
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| Lanzhou
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兒女
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| Ürümqi
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兒女, 子女
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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兒女, 子女, 娃娃些
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| Wuhan
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兒女, 兒子姑娘, 伢, 伢們
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| Guiyang
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娃娃, 娃兒
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| Guilin
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崽女
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| Liuzhou
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崽女
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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子女, 孩子
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| Yangzhou
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兒女, 子女, 霞子
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| Nantong
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侯啊丫頭
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| Hefei
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兒女
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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仔女
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| Hong Kong
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仔女
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| Dongguan
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仔女
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| Yangjiang
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仔女, 仔妹
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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仔女
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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仔女
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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崽女, 兒女
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| Lichuan
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崽女
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| Pingxiang
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崽女
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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子女, 細人仔
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| Yudu
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子女, 小鬼
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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子女, 子兒, 子息
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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子女
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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子女, 子兒, 子息
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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子女, 子兒, 倈妹, 子息
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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子女, 子兒, 子息
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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子兒, 子女
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| Hong Kong
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細佬哥
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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兒子女
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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兒女, 娃娃
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| Pingyao
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孩兒, 孩兒們
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| Xinzhou
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子女, 子弟, 子孫, 子顆 derogatory, 子秧 derogatory
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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囝仔, 囝姩
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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囝兒, 男女囝, 囝, 兒囝, 兒囝哥
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| Matsu
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囝
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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囝兒
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| Quanzhou
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囝兒
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| Zhangzhou
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囝兒
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| Taipei
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囝兒
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| Kaohsiung
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囝兒
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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囝, 囝兒
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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囝兒
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| Chaozhou
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囝兒
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| Shantou
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囝兒, 兒女, 子女, 孥囝
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| Jieyang
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囝, 囝兒, 孥囝
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| Leizhou
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囝
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| Haikou
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囝兒, 囝
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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男女, 崽女
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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子女, 大細, 囡大細 dated
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
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男女
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| Suzhou
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兒子囡兒, 小人, 大細
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| Wuxi
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佬小
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| Danyang
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子女, 兒女
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| Hangzhou
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兒女
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| Ningbo
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兒囡, 兒子囡, 子女
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| Wenzhou
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男女, 男兒女兒, 男兼女, 子女, 細兒
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| Jinhua
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兒囡
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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崽女
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| Loudi
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崽女
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| Shuangfeng
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崽女, 崽
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Derived terms
Descendants
Japanese
Pronunciation
Noun
子女 • (shijo) ←しぢよ (sidyo)?
- sons and daughters; children
- Synonym of 女子 (joshi, “girl”)
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