攪石子

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Chinese

to disturb; to annoy; to mix
to disturb; to annoy; to mix; to stir
 
rock; stone; 10 pecks
child; son; (noun suffix)
child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
 
trad. (攪石子)
simp. (搅石子)

Etymology

From avoiding the taboo (long2, “dragon”) and its homophone (long2, “basket”).

Pronunciation


  • Xiang
    • (Changsha)
      • Wiktionary: jiau3 shr zr
      • Sinological IPA (key) (old-style): /t͡ɕi̯ɒu̯⁴¹ ʂʐ̩³ t͡sz̩³/
      • Sinological IPA (key) (new-style): /t͡ɕi̯ɒu̯⁴¹ sz̩³ t͡sz̩³/

Noun

攪石子

  1. (Xiang) dragon
  2. (Xiang) dragon lantern
  3. (Xiang) steamer basket

Synonyms