骨子

Chinese

		bone	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (骨子)		骨	子
simp. #(骨子)		骨	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gǔzi

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨˇ ˙ㄗ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gwat¹ zi²

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): gut² du²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gǔzi
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˇ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gǔzi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: ku³-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: gǔ-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guu.tzy
    • Palladius: гуцзы (guczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴/
    • Homophones:

      [Show/Hide]
      edit edit 穀子／谷子 股子 骨子

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: gwat¹ zi²
    • Yale: gwāt jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwat⁷ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: gued¹ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɐt̚⁵ t͡siː³⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 橘子 骨子

  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: gut² du²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kut̚⁵⁵ tu⁵⁵/

Noun

骨子

1. frame; ribs

Derived terms

• 骨子裡／骨子里 (gǔzilǐ)

 

Adverb

骨子

1. (archaic) still; yet

   See also: 兀自

Synonyms

• 仍 (réng)
• 仍是 (réngshì)
• 仍然 (réngrán)
• 仍舊／仍旧 (réngjiù)
• 依然 (yīrán)
• 依舊／依旧 (yījiù)
• 兀自 (wùzì) (dialectal or archaic)
• 原徑／原径 (⁶gnioe-cin) (Wu)
• 嘛閣／嘛阁 (Hokkien)
• 尚 (literary, or in compounds)
• 尚且 (shàngqiě)
• 猶且／犹且 (yóuqiě) (literary)
• 猶是／犹是 (Hokkien, Teochew)
• 猶然／犹然 (yóurán)
• 猶自／犹自 (yóuzì)
• 還／还 (hái)
• 還是／还是 (háishì)
• 都係／都系 (Cantonese)

 

Adjective

骨子

1. (Cantonese) elegant; beautiful
   • Chinese lesson, Hong Kong Educational Television

     你看這公仔多骨子，快拆開來看看吧！ [Cantonese, trad.]
     你看这公仔多骨子，快拆开来看看吧！ [Cantonese, simp.]

     nei⁵ hon³ ze² gung¹ zai² do¹ gwat¹ zi², faai³ caak³ hoi¹ loi⁴ hon³ hon³ baa⁶! [Jyutping]

     Look, this (fashion) doll is so beautiful. Try unboxing it quickly!

Derived terms

• 骨骨子子

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
骨	子
こつ > こっ Grade: 6	し Grade: 1
kan’on

Etymology

Ultimately from Chinese 骨子 (gǔzi, literally “skeleton, framework + [diminutive suffix]”).

Appears in texts from the late 1600s.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こ​っし [kóꜜsshì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ɕːi]

Noun

骨(こっ)子(し) • (kosshi) 

1. outline, essentials, gist, framework

Korean

Hanja in this term
骨	子

Noun

骨子 • (golja) (hangeul 골자)

1. Hanja form^? of 골자 (“outline, essentials, gist, framework”).