抱子

Chinese

		to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug or embrace to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug or embrace; surround; cherish	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. (抱子)		抱	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): bao⁴ zi³

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• Mandarin
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: bao⁴ zi³
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: baoz
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pau²¹³ t͡sz̩⁵³/

Noun

抱子

1. (Sichuanese) adopted child

Synonyms

• 養子／养子 (yǎngzǐ)
• 螟蛉子 (mínglíngzǐ)
• 螟蛉 (mínglíng)
• (Hokkien) 螟蛉仔囝