兒子
See also: 儿子
Chinese edit
son; child; diminutive suffix | child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 pm-1 am; midnight | ||
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trad. (兒子) | 兒 | 子 | |
simp. (儿子) | 儿 | 子 | |
anagram | 子兒/子儿 |
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兒子
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Dialectal synonyms of 兒子 (“son”) [map]
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兒子 (Classical Chinese)
- baby; infant; newborn
- 能兒子乎?兒子終日嗥而嗌不嗄,和之至也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Zhuangzi, circa 3rd – 2nd centuries BCE
- Néng érzǐ hū? Érzǐ zhōngrì háo ér yì bù shà, hé zhī zhì yě. [Pinyin]
- Can you become an infant? The infant will cry all the day, without its throat becoming hoarse – so perfect is the harmony (of its physical constitution).
能儿子乎?儿子终日嗥而嗌不嗄,和之至也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- child
- 薄太后聞之,文帝免冠謝曰:「教兒子不謹。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
- Bó Tàihòu wén zhī, Wéndì miǎnguān xiè yuē: “Jiào érzǐ bù jǐn.” [Pinyin]
- When Empress Dowager Bo heard of it, Emperor Wen removed his hat and apologized, saying, “I have not instructed my children strictly.”
薄太后闻之,文帝免冠谢曰:“教儿子不谨。” [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- Term of self-address, used by a man when speaking to elders.