封子

Chinese

		to confer; to grant; to seal to confer; to grant; to seal; (a measure word)	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
simp. and trad. (封子)		封	子

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hong-chí

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hong-chí
    • Tâi-lô: hong-tsí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hongcie
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡si⁵³/

Noun

封子

1. (Xiamen Hokkien, dated) wooden block used by a magistrate to strike the table in calling for attention or order

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 驚堂木 (“wooden block used by a magistrate to strike the table in calling for attention or order”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		驚堂木
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	驚堂木
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	驚堂木
Southern Min	Xiamen	封子
Wu	Shanghai	驚堂木
	Danyang	驚堂木
Xiang	Changsha	戒方
	Loudi	戒尺