陣子

Chinese

		disposition of troops; short period; wave disposition of troops; short period; wave; spate; burst; spell	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (陣子)		陣	子
simp. (阵子)		阵	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhènzi

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄣˋ ˙ㄗ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zan⁶ zi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhènzi
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄣˋ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhènzi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: chên⁴-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: jèn-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenn.tzy
    • Palladius: чжэньцзы (čžɛnʹczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zan⁶ zi²
    • Yale: jahn jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzan⁶ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: zen⁶ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐn²² t͡siː³⁵/

Noun

陣子

1. (regional, colloquial) a period of time

Derived terms

• 一陣子／一阵子 (yīzhènzi)
• 前陣子／前阵子 (qiánzhènzi)