托兒

See also: 托儿

Chinese

Etymology 1

		to hold in one's hand; to entrust; to support in one's palm	diminutive suffix
trad. (托兒)		托	兒
simp. (托儿)		托	儿

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tuōr

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄨㄛㄦ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tok³ ji⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tuōr
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄛㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tuor
    • Wade–Giles: tʻo¹-ʼrh
    • Yale: twōr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tuol
    • Palladius: тор (tor)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰu̯ɔɻ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: tok³ ji⁴
    • Yale: tok yìh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tok⁸ ji⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: tog³ yi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɔːk̚³ jiː²¹/

Noun

托兒

1. (Mandarin) Erhua form of 托 (tuō, “support; stand”).
2. (colloquial) partner of a street pedlar or shopkeeper who pretends to be a customer who uses decoys to attract customers
3. (colloquial) plant in an audience

Etymology 2

		to hold in one's hand; to entrust; to support in one's palm	child
trad. (托兒/託兒)		托/託	兒
simp. (托儿)		托	儿

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tuō'ér

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄨㄛ ㄦˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tok³ ji⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tuō'ér
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄛ ㄦˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tuo-ér
    • Wade–Giles: tʻo¹-êrh²
    • Yale: twō-ér
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tuoerl
    • Palladius: тоэр (toer)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: tok³ ji⁴
    • Yale: tok yìh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tok⁸ ji⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: tog³ yi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɔːk̚³ jiː²¹/

Verb

托兒

1. (chiefly attributive) to take care of infants and children for others

   托兒服務／托儿服务  ―  tuō'ér fúwù  ―  childcare service

   托兒中心／托儿中心  ―  tuō'ér zhōngxīn  ―  childcare centre

Derived terms

• 托兒所／托儿所 (tuō'érsuǒ)