怯子

Chinese

		afraid; rustic	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. (怯子)		怯	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qièzi

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄝˋ ˙ㄗ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hip³ zi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qièzi
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄝˋ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cièzi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: chʻieh⁴-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: chyè-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chieh.tzy
    • Palladius: цецзы (ceczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hip³ zi²
    • Yale: hip jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hip⁸ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: hib³ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hiːp̚³ t͡siː³⁵/

Noun

怯子

1. (derogatory, slang) country bumpkin; hick; villager; bogan; redneck; yokel; rube

Synonyms

• 內山倯／内山倯 (Xiamen Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 內山猴／内山猴 (Xiamen Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 山猴 (Philippine Hokkien)
• 山龜／山龟 (Hokkien)
• 牛子 (niúzǐ) (archaic)
• 鄉下人／乡下人 (xiāngxiarén)
• 鄉佬／乡佬 (xiānglǎo)
• 野人 (yěrén)
• 阿土 (ātǔ)