楔子

Chinese

		to wedge; wedge	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (楔子)		楔	子
simp. #(楔子)		楔	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): xiēzi

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄝ ˙ㄗ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): щезы (xi͡əzɨ, I-I)

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sit³ zi²
• Jin (Wiktionary): xieh⁴ zeh

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiēzi
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄝ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siezi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: hsieh¹-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: syē-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shie.tzy
    • Palladius: сецзы (seczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩²/
    • Homophones:

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  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: щезы (xi͡əzɨ, I-I)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiə²⁴ t͡sz̩²⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sit³ zi²
    • Yale: sit jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sit⁸ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: xid³ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːt̚³ t͡siː³⁵/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: xieh⁴ zeh
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /ɕiəʔ² t͡səʔ³/

Noun

楔子

1. wedge; peg; stopper
2. prologue (in some modern novels); interlude (in Yuan dynasty drama)