| eggshell | child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (蛋殼子) | 蛋殼 | 子 | |
| simp. (蛋壳子) | 蛋壳 | 子 | |
蛋殼子
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 蛋殼 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 蛋殼 |
| Singapore | 蛋殼 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 蛋殼 |
| Hong Kong | 蛋殼 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 蛋殼 |
| Lichuan | 蛋殼 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 卵殼 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 卵殼 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 卵殼 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 卵殼 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 卵殼 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 卵殼 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 卵殼 | |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 卵殼 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 卵殼 |
| Quanzhou | 卵殼 | |
| Jinjiang | 卵殼 | |
| Zhangzhou | 卵殼 | |
| Tainan | 卵殼 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 卵殼 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 卵殼 | |
| Haikou | 卵殼 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 蛋殼 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 卵殼 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 蛋殼子 |