毫子

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Chinese

 
hair; drawing brush; (in the) least
hair; drawing brush; (in the) least; one thousandth
 
child; son; (noun suffix)
child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
simp. and trad.
(毫子)
alternative forms 毫紙毫纸 Cantonese
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Noun

毫子

  1. (Southwestern Mandarin, Gan, Hakka, Teochew, Xiang) coin (of small value)
  2. (Xiang) lifting cord of a steelyard

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毫子

  1. (chiefly Cantonese, Hakka) dime; 10 cents
    毫子毫子 [Cantonese]  ―  ng5 hou4 zi2 jat1 zek3   ―  5 cents each

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