番子

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Chinese

(measure word for acts); deeds; foreign
(measure word for acts); deeds; foreign; surname; place name
 
child; son; (noun suffix)
child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
 
trad. (番子) 番 子
simp. #(番子) 番 子

Pronunciation

Noun

番子

  1. (derogatory) barbarian; foreigner
  2. (Cantonese, mahjong) honor tile; wind tile or dragon tile
  3. (Pingxiang Gan) side of a coin without written characters; heads

Synonyms

  • (barbarian):
  • (honor tile): 字牌 (zìpái)
  • (side of a coin with written characters):
Dialectal synonyms of 鏝 (“side of a coin without written characters”)
Variety Location Words
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 鏝兒
Central Plains Mandarin Luoyang 鏝兒
Wanrong 鏝兒
Xi'an 鏝兒
Xining 鏝兒
Xuzhou 鏝兒
Southwestern Mandarin Wuhan 鏝
Jianghuai Mandarin Yangzhou 幕
Cantonese Hong Kong 公
Gan Nanchang 鏝
Lichuan 鏝兒
Pingxiang 鏝子, 番子
Jin Taiyuan 幕兒, 鏝兒
Pingyao 眼兒
Shenmu 鏝兒
Eastern Min Fuzhou 覆
Southern Min Xiamen 合
Leizhou 背
Wu Ningbo 烏
Wenzhou 鏝
Xiang Changsha 杠子

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Manchu: ᡶᠠᠨᡯ (fandz)
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