愛子

See also: 爱子

Chinese

		to love; affection; to be fond of to love; affection; to be fond of; to like	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (愛子)		愛	子
simp. (爱子)		爱	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): àizǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄞˋ ㄗˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): oi³ zi²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): oi-chṳ́
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ài-chú / ài-chír

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: àizǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄞˋ ㄗˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: àizǐh
    • Wade–Giles: ai⁴-tzŭ³
    • Yale: ài-dž
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: aytzyy
    • Palladius: айцзы (ajczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: oi³ zi²
    • Yale: oi jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: oi³ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: oi³ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɔːi̯³³ t͡siː³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: oi-chṳ́
    • Hakka Romanization System: oi zii^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: oi⁴ zi³
    • Sinological IPA: /oi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɨ³¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ài-chú
    • Tâi-lô: ài-tsú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: aezuo
    • IPA (Taipei): /ai¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡su⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ai²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡su⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ai²¹⁻⁵³ t͡su⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ài-chír
    • Tâi-lô: ài-tsír
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sɯ⁵⁵⁴/

Noun

愛子

1. one's beloved son

   • 從天上有聲音說：「這是我的愛子，我所喜悅的。」 [MSC, trad.]
     从天上有声音说：「这是我的爱子，我所喜悦的。」 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 新標點和合本 (Chinese Union Version with New Punctuation), 馬太福音 (Matthew) 3:17

     Cóng tiānshàng yǒu shēngyīn shuō: “Zhè shì wǒ de àizǐ, wǒ suǒ xǐyuè de.” [Pinyin]

     And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

See also

• 愛女／爱女 (àinǚ)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
愛	子
あい Grade: 4	こ Grade: 1

Proper noun

愛(あい)子(こ) • (Aiko) 

1. a female given name

Korean

Hanja in this term
愛	子

Noun

愛子 • (aeja) (hangeul 애자)

1. hanja form^? of 애자 (“one's beloved son”)