小子

小子

1. (colloquial) boy
2. (colloquial) bloke; dude; fellow
3. (dialectal, colloquial) son
4. servant
5. Used as a term of contempt for adult males.
   • 1976 revised / 1955–56, 金庸, chapter 1, in 書劍恩仇錄, 明河社, page 29:

     我閻世魁關東六魔的名頭，可是靠眞功夫掙來的，不像有些小子在鏢行裏混，除了會吃飯，就是會放屁！ [MSC, trad.]
     我阎世魁关东六魔的名头，可是靠真功夫挣来的，不像有些小子在镖行里混，除了会吃饭，就是会放屁！ [MSC, simp.]

     Wǒ Yán Shìkuí Guāndōng Liù Mó de míngtóu, kě shì kào zhēn gōngfū zhèng lái de, bù xiàng yǒu xiē xiǎozi zài biāoháng lǐ hùn, chú le huì chī fàn, jiù shì huì fàng pì!

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     Note: The glyph of 會 in this text is composed of ⿳亼田日 (external image).

   • c. 1980s – 1992, 单田芳, 9:17 from the start, in 三侠五义（评书）, 180 episodes edition, episode 1:

     咱们单说这一天，大国舅安乐侯庞昱，洗脸漱口之毕，喝着槟榔燕窝粥。这小子心里十分得意呀。为什么？ [MSC, simp.]
     咱們單說這一天，大國舅安樂侯龐昱，洗臉漱口之畢，喝著檳榔燕窩粥。這小子心裡十分得意呀。為什麼？ [MSC, trad.]

     Zánmen dān shuō zhèi yī tiān, dà guójiù Ānlehóu Páng Yù, xǐ liǎn shù kǒu zhī bì, hē zhe bīngláng yànwō zhōu. Zhèi xiǎozi xīn lǐ shí fēn déyì ya. Wèishénme?

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   • 2001, Chiung Yao, 情深深雨濛濛, 49 episodes edition, episode 41, 王琳 (actor):

     好哇，你小子也在這！ [MSC, trad.]
     好哇，你小子也在这！ [MSC, simp.]

     Hǎo wa, nǐ xiǎozi yě zài zhèr!

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6. Used as an affectionate term for adult males that are not significantly older than the speaker.
   • 2004, 高翀, “角马的故事” (10:39 from the start), in 家有儿女, season 1, episode 10, 高亚麟 (actor):

     我这次就等你这家公司呢！让所有的肥水都流到你小子肚子里。踏实了吧？ [MSC, simp.]
     我這次就等你這家公司呢！讓所有的肥水都流到你小子肚子裡。踏實了吧？ [MSC, trad.]

     Wǒ zhèi cì jiù děng nǐ zhè jiā gōngsī ne! Ràng suǒyǒu de féishuǐ dōu liú dào nǐ xiǎozi dùzi lǐ. Tāshi le ba?

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   • 2006, 胡名波, “没男的毕业半年”, in 中国青年‎, 新浪新闻 republished edition:

     当晚，远在深圳的老同学打来电话说：“小子，不错啊！一下子就弄了个主任，‘钱’途无量哦。” [MSC, simp.]
     當晚，遠在深圳的老同學打來電話說：“小子，不錯啊！一下子就弄了個主任，‘錢’途無量哦。” [MSC, trad.]

     Dāngwǎn, yuǎn zài Shēnzhèn de lǎo tóngxué dǎ lái diànhuà shuō: “Xiǎozi, bù cuò a! Yī xiàzi jiù nòng le ge zhǔrèn, ‘qián’ tú wúliàng ō.”

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• (boy):

• (son):

小子

1. (literary) young person

   • 予惟小子 [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]

     From: The Book of Documents, circa 4^th – 3^rd century BCE

     yǔ wéi xiǎozǐ

     I am a young person.

小子

1. (literary, modest, used before one's elders) I; me