穄子

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Chinese

		(millet)	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (穄子)		穄	子
simp. ^#(穄子)		穄	子

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jìzǐ, jìzi

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˋ ㄗˇ, ㄐㄧˋ ˙ㄗ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zai³ zi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jìzǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ ㄗˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jìzǐh
  - Wade–Giles: chi⁴-tzŭ³
  - Yale: jì-dž
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jihtzyy
  - Palladius: цзицзы (cziczy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jìzi
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ ˙ㄗ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jìzi̊h
  - Wade–Giles: chi⁴-tzŭ⁵
  - Yale: jì-dz
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jih.tzy
  - Palladius: цзицзы (cziczy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zai³ zi²
  - Yale: jai jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzai³ dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: zei³ ji²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐi̯³³ t͡siː³⁵/

Noun

穄子

non-sticky vareties of proso millet, broomcorn millet (Panicum miliaceum),^[1] used as a staple
Synonyms: 黍 (shǔ), 糜子

References

^ Francesca Bray, "Millet cultivation in China: a historical survey," Journal d'agriculture traditionnelle et de botanique appliquée, 28(3): 291-307, 1981.

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