苗子

Chinese

		sprout; seedling; descendant sprout; seedling; descendant; symptom of a trend; young; vaccine; Miao tribe	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (苗子)		苗	子
simp. #(苗子)		苗	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): miáozi

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄠˊ ˙ㄗ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: miáozi
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄠˊ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: miáozi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: miao²-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: myáu-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: miau.tzy
    • Palladius: мяоцзы (mjaoczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³/

Etymology 1

Noun

苗子

1. young plant; seedling
2. young successor; a talented child

Etymology 2

Noun

苗子

1. (historical) Miao person