溜子

Chinese

		slip away; to skate	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. (溜子)		溜	子

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): liùzi

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄡˋ ˙ㄗ

• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): liou⁵ zr

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: liùzi
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄡˋ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: liòuzi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: liu⁴-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: lyòu-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liow.tzy
    • Palladius: люцзы (ljuczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯oʊ̯⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: liou⁵ zr
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯əu̯²¹⁻¹¹ t͡sz̩³/

Noun

溜子

1. (mining) transport equipment
2. (regional) faction; gang
3. (regional) rapid water flow
4. (Xiang) funnel (utensil used to guide poured liquids)

Synonyms

• (funnel): 漏斗 (lòudǒu), (Jin) 淋淋 (línlín), (Hakka, Hokkien) 漏仔