杏子
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Chinese
| apricot | child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (杏子) | 杏 | 子 | |
| simp. #(杏子) | 杏 | 子 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard)
- (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): hen4 zi3
- (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): хынзы (hɨnzɨ, III-I)
- Cantonese (Jyutping): hang6 zi2
- Gan (Wiktionary): xin5 zi
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6ghan-tsy
- Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): xin4 zr
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˋ ˙ㄗ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sìngzi̊h
- Wade–Giles: hsing4-tzŭ5
- Yale: syìng-dz
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinq.tzy
- Palladius: синцзы (sinczy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕiŋ⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/
- Homophones:
性子
杏子
- (Chengdu)
- Sichuanese Pinyin: hen4 zi3
- Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xenz
- Sinological IPA (key): /xən²¹³ t͡sz̩⁵³/
- (Dungan)
- Cyrillic and Wiktionary: хынзы (hɨnzɨ, III-I)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xəŋ⁴⁴ t͡sz̩²⁴/
- (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hang6 zi2
- Yale: hahng jí
- Cantonese Pinyin: hang6 dzi2
- Guangdong Romanization: heng6 ji2
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɐŋ²² t͡siː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Gan
- (Nanchang)
- Wiktionary: xin5 zi
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕin¹¹ t͡sz̩¹/
- (Nanchang)
- Wu
- Xiang
- (Changsha)
- Wiktionary: xin4 zr
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕin⁴⁵ t͡sz̩³/
- (Changsha)
Noun
杏子
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 杏 (“apricot”)
Descendants
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 杏 | 子 |
| あん Jinmeiyō |
す > ず Grade: 1 |
| tōon | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 杏 |
From a dialect of Chinese 杏子 (xìngzi), compare Cantonese 杏子 (hang6 zi2).
Pronunciation
Noun
- an apricot, especially the Armenian plum, Prunus armeniaca
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as アンズ.
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Translingual: ansu
See also
- アプリコット (apurikotto)
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 杏 | 子 |
| もも Jinmeiyō |
こ Grade: 1 |
| irregular | kun'yomi |
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 杏 | 子 |
| きょう Jinmeiyō |
こ Grade: 1 |
| jūbakoyomi | |
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun
- a female given name
- a female given name