健兒

See also: 健儿

Chinese

		healthy	son; child; diminutive suffix
trad. (健兒)		健	兒
simp. (健儿)		健	儿

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiàn'ér

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄦˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gin⁶ ji⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kiān-jî / kiān-lî / kiàn-lî

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiàn'ér
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄦˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiàn-ér
    • Wade–Giles: chien⁴-êrh²
    • Yale: jyàn-ér
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiannerl
    • Palladius: цзяньэр (czjanʹer)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gin⁶ ji⁴
    • Yale: gihn yìh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gin⁶ ji⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gin⁶ yi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiːn²² jiː²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiān-jî
    • Tâi-lô: kiān-jî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiexnjii
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɛn³³⁻²¹ zi²³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiɛn²²⁻²¹ d͡zi¹³/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiān-lî
    • Tâi-lô: kiān-lî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiexnlii
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kiɛn²²⁻²¹ li²⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kiɛn³³⁻¹¹ li²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiàn-lî
    • Tâi-lô: kiàn-lî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiernlii
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ li²⁴/

Noun

健兒

1. valiant fighter
2. good athlete

Synonyms

• (fighter):

• 勇士 (yǒngshì)
• 壯士／壮士 (zhuàngshì)
• 戰士／战士 (zhànshì)
• 武人 (wǔrén)
• 武士 (wǔshì)
• 虎賁／虎贲 (hǔbēn) (archaic)
• 鬥士／斗士 (dòushì)