個子

See also: 个子

Chinese

		(a measure word); individual	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (個子)		個	子
simp. (个子)		个	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gèzi

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄜˋ ˙ㄗ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): go³ zi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gèzi
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄜˋ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gèzi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: ko⁴-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: gè-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: geh.tzy
    • Palladius: гэцзы (gɛczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɤ⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: go³ zi²
    • Yale: go jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: go³ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: go³ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔː³³ t͡siː³⁵/

Noun

個子

1. height; build; stature

   高個子／高个子  ―  gāo gèzi  ―  tall person

   個子小／个子小  ―  gèzi xiǎo  ―  short

Synonyms

• 個／个 (chiefly refers to height)
• 個頭／个头 (chiefly refers to height)
• 漢草／汉草 (Xiamen Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 衣架 (yījià) (figurative)
• 衣架子 (yījiàzi) (figurative)
• 身材 (shēncái)
• 身架子 (seng¹ jia³ zeh) (Jin)
• 身段 (shēnduàn) (of a woman)
• 身胚 (Hakka)
• 體型／体型 (tǐxíng)
• 體形／体形 (tǐxíng)
• 體態／体态 (tǐtài) (including posture)

 

Derived terms

• 大個子／大个子
• 矮個子／矮个子 (ǎigèzi)
• 高個子／高个子