影兒

Chinese

		picture; image; reflection picture; image; reflection; shadow	son; child; diminutive suffix
trad. (影兒)		影	兒
simp. (影儿)		影	儿

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yǐngr, yǐng'ér

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄥˇㄦ, ㄧㄥˇ ㄦˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jing² ji⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yǐngr
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄥˇㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yǐngr
  - Wade–Giles: ying³-ʼrh
  - Yale: yǐngr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiiengl
  - Palladius: инр (inr)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /iɤ̯̃ɻ²¹⁴/
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yǐng'ér
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄥˇ ㄦˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yǐng-ér
  - Wade–Giles: ying³-êrh²
  - Yale: yǐng-ér
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiingerl
  - Palladius: инъэр (inʺer)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /iŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵/

Note: yǐng'ér - used in poetry, songs, etc.

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jing² ji⁴
  - Yale: yíng yìh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jing² ji⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ying² yi⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɪŋ³⁵ jiː²¹/

Noun

影兒

(Mandarin) Erhua form of 影 (yǐng, “shadow; figure”).
- 在祢沒有轉動的影兒，每個應許都實在，阿們！ [Taiwanese Mandarin, trad.]
  在祢没有转动的影儿，每个应许都实在，阿们！ [Taiwanese Mandarin, simp.]
  From: 2016, 曾祥怡 (Grace Tseng, lyricist), 行神蹟的神 (God of Miracles)
  Zài Nǐ méiyǒu zhuǎndòng de yǐng'ér, měi ge yìngxǔ dōu shízài, āmén! [Pinyin]
  You are faithful in all You do, All Your promises are yes, amen! [official translation]
  With You, there is no shifting shadow, All Your promises are true, amen! [literal translation]
(Mandarin) Erhua form of 影 (yǐng, “reflection (in a mirror, surface of water, etc.)”).
(Mandarin) Erhua form of 影 (yǐng, “trace; sign; vague impression”).

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 影子 (“shadow”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		影
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		影子
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	影子, 影兒
	Taiwan	影子
	Singapore	影子
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	影子, 影兒
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	影兒
Central Plains Mandarin	Wanrong	影兒
	Xi'an	影子, 影影兒
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	影子, 影影子, 影影兒
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	影子
	Wuhan	影子
	Dagudi (Maliba)	影子
	Reshuitang (Longling)	影子, 影影
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	影子
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	影子
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	影子
Jianghuai Mandarin	Hefei	影子
Cantonese	Guangzhou	影
	Hong Kong	影
	Yangjiang	影
	Beihai	影子
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	影子
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	影子
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	影子
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	影
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	影
	Móng Cái	影
	Bangkok (Guangfu)	影
Gan	Nanchang	影子
Gan	Lichuan	影仔
Hakka	Meixian	影仔, 影
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	影仔
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	影仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	影, 影仔
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	影
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	影
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	影
	Senai (Huiyang)	影
	Bangkok (Jiexi)	影
Jin	Taiyuan	影子, 影戶兒
Northern Min	Jian'ou	影
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	影
Southern Min	Xiamen	影
	Quanzhou	影
	Zhangzhou	影
	Taipei (Wanhua)	影
	Kaohsiung	影
	Yilan	影
	Changhua (Lukang)	影
	Taichung	影
	Taichung (Wuqi)	影
	Tainan	影
	Taitung	影
	Hsinchu	影
	Penghu (Magong)	影
	Manila (Hokkien)	影
	Chaozhou	影
	Shantou	影
	Jieyang	影
	Bangkok (Teochew)	影
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	影
	Pontianak (Teochew)	影
	Leizhou	影
	Haikou	影
Puxian Min	Xianyou	影
Wu	Suzhou	影子
	Hangzhou (Fuyang)	影子
	Wenzhou	影
Xiang	Changsha	影子
	Xiangxiang	影子
	Shuangfeng	影子

Derived terms