丸子

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): wánzi

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄢˊ ˙ㄗ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): ванзы (vanzɨ, I-II)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wánzi
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄢˊ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wánzi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: wan²-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: wán-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wan.tzy
    • Palladius: ваньцзы (vanʹczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wän³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: ванзы (vanzɨ, I-II)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /væ̃²⁴ t͡sz̩⁵¹/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

Noun

丸子

1. ball (round mass of food, such as a meatball or fishball)
2. pill; bolus

Derived terms

• 炸豆腐丸子

 

See also

• 肉丸 (ròuwán)
• 藥丸／药丸 (yàowán)
• 魚丸／鱼丸 (yúwán)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
丸	子
まる Grade: 2	こ Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Proper noun

丸(まる)子(こ) • (Maruko) 

1. A district of Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture
2. A former town in Nagano Prefecture
3. a surname

See also

• 円(まる)子(こ) (Maruko)