無子

See also: 无子

Chinese

		not have	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (無子)		無	子
simp. (无子)		无	子

Etymology

From 無 + shortened form of 𡳞脬子.

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bô-chí

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bô-chí
    • Tâi-lô: bô-tsí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: boicie
    • IPA (Singapore): /bo²⁴⁻²¹ t͡si⁴²/

Verb

無子

1. (Singapore Hokkien, literal, vulgar) to have no testes
2. (Singapore Hokkien, slang, vulgar) to be cowardly