麥子
See also: 麦子
Chinese edit
| wheat; barley; oats | child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight | ||
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| trad. (麥子) | 麥 | 子 | |
| simp. (麦子) | 麦 | 子 | |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
麥子
- any cereal crop, but often specifically wheat (Classifier: 株 m)
- grain of wheat; kernel of wheat (Classifier: 粒 m)
- 我實實在在地告訴你們，一粒麥子不落在地裏死了，仍舊是一粒；若是死了，就結出許多子粒來。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 新標點和合本 (Chinese Union Version with New Punctuation), 約翰福音 (John) 12:24
- Wǒ shíshízàizài de gàosu nǐmen, yī lì màizi bù luò zài dìli sǐ le, réngjiù shì yī lì; ruòshì sǐ le, jiù jié chū xǔduō zǐlì lái. [Pinyin]
- Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a grain of wheat fall into the earth and die, it abideth by itself alone; but if it die, it beareth much fruit.
我实实在在地告诉你们，一粒麦子不落在地里死了，仍旧是一粒；若是死了，就结出许多子粒来。 [MSC, simp.]
Synonyms edit
- (wheat):
Dialectal synonyms of 麥子 (“wheat”) [map]
Descendants edit
- → Manchu: ᠮᠠᡳᠰᡝ (maise)