學子

See also: 学子

Chinese

		learn; study; science learn; study; science; ‑ology	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (學子)		學	子
simp. (学子)		学	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xuézǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄗˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hok⁶ zi²
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): ha̍k-chú / ha̍k-chír / ha̍k-chí

  (Teochew, Peng'im): hag⁸ ze²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xuézǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄗˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: syuézǐh
    • Wade–Giles: hsüeh²-tzŭ³
    • Yale: sywé-dž
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyuetzyy
    • Palladius: сюэцзы (sjueczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hok⁶ zi²
    • Yale: hohk jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hok⁹ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: hog⁶ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːk̚² t͡siː³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ha̍k-chú
    • Tâi-lô: ha̍k-tsú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hagzuo
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡su⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /hak̚⁴⁻³² t͡su⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hak̚⁴⁻³² t͡su⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ha̍k-chír
    • Tâi-lô: ha̍k-tsír
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hak̚²⁴⁻² t͡sɯ⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Jinjiang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ha̍k-chí
    • Tâi-lô: ha̍k-tsí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hagcie
    • IPA (Jinjiang): /hak̚²⁴⁻² t͡si⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: hag⁸ ze²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ha̍k tsṳ́
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hak̚⁴⁻² t͡sɯ⁵²/

Noun

學子

1. (literary) student; pupil

Synonyms

• 學員／学员 (xuéyuán) (especially one who studies outside the usual educational system)
• 學堂生／学堂生 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 學徒／学徒 (xuétú) (literary)
• 學生／学生 (xuéshēng)
• 學生仔／学生仔 (Hakka, Xiamen Hokkien)
• 學生子／学生子 (⁸ghoq-san-tsy) (Wu)
• 生徒 (shēngtú) (literary)

 

Derived terms

• 莘莘學子／莘莘学子 (shēnshēnxuézǐ)