馬子
See also: 马子
Chinese
edithorse; surname | child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight | ||
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trad. (馬子) | 馬 | 子 | |
simp. (马子) | 马 | 子 |
Etymology 1
editDuring the Han Dynasty, the emperor's commode was called 虎子 (hǔzǐ). However, the grandfather of Emperor Gaozu of Tang was called 李虎 (Lǐ Hǔ). Because it was forbidden for common items to contain the given names of members of the imperial family (see Naming taboo), 虎子 was changed to 馬子/马子 (mǎzi), which morphed later into 馬桶/马桶 (mǎtǒng).
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˇ ˙ㄗ
- Tongyong Pinyin: mǎzi̊h
- Wade–Giles: ma3-tzŭ5
- Yale: mǎ-dz
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: maa.tzy
- Palladius: мацзы (maczy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mä²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: maa5 zi2
- Yale: máh jí
- Cantonese Pinyin: maa5 dzi2
- Guangdong Romanization: ma5 ji2
- Sinological IPA (key): /maː¹³ t͡siː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
Noun
edit馬子
- nightstool; closestool; commode; toilet; chamber pot
- (gambling) chip
- (chiefly Taiwan, colloquial, humorous or derogatory) girlfriend
Synonyms
editVariety | Location | Words |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 女朋友, 女友 | |
Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 女朋友 |
Taiwan | 女朋友, 女友, 馬子 humorous or derogatory | |
Singapore | 女朋友 | |
Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 女朋友 |
Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 女娃子, 女娃娃, 女娃兒, 盤子 |
Guilin | 𧊅 | |
Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 女朋友, 攀西 |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 女朋友, 女 |
Hong Kong | 女朋友, 女友, 女, 女女, 菜 derogatory | |
Taishan | 女朋友, 女 | |
Dongguan | 皮油 | |
Singapore (Guangfu) | 女朋友 | |
Hakka | Meixian | 女朋友 |
Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 細妹朋友, 女朋友 | |
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 細妹朋友, 女朋友 | |
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 細妹朋友, 女朋友 | |
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 細妹朋友, 女朋友 | |
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 妹子朋友, 女朋友 | |
Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 女朋友 |
Southern Min | Xiamen | 女朋友 |
Shishi | 女朋友 | |
Taipei | 姼仔 GT | |
Penang (Hokkien) | 查某朋友 | |
Singapore (Hokkien) | 查某朋友 | |
Manila (Hokkien) | 女朋友, 查某朋友 | |
Chaozhou | 女朋友 | |
Haifeng | 女朋友 | |
Singapore (Teochew) | 查某朋友 | |
Leizhou | 女朋友 | |
Singapore (Hainanese) | 女朋友 | |
Wu | Shanghai | 女朋友 |
Suzhou | 女朋友 | |
Hangzhou | 女朋友 | |
Ningbo | 女朋友 | |
Zhoushan | 女朋友 | |
Xiang | Changsha | 妹子 |
Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) |
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editPronunciation
edit- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mâ-chṳ́
- Hakka Romanization System: maˊ ziiˋ
- Hagfa Pinyim: ma1 zi3
- Sinological IPA: /ma²⁴ t͡sɨ³¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
Noun
edit馬子
Synonyms
editJapanese
editKanji in this term | |
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馬 | 子 |
ま Grade: 2 |
こ > ご Grade: 1 |
jūbakoyomi |
Noun
edit- packhorse driver
- 馬子にも衣装
- mago ni mo ishō
- (proverb) the clothes make the man
- 山んばばあと馬子どん
- Yamanbabā to mago don
- the Mountain-Witch and the Packhorse Driver, an Okinawan folktale
- 馬子にも衣装
Proper noun
editKanji in this term | |
---|---|
馬 | 子 |
うま Grade: 2 |
こ Grade: 1 |
kun'yomi |
- a male given name
- 蘇我馬子 (Soga-no Umako) - famous leader of the Soga clan (died 626).
References
edit- Jim Breen's 'EDICT'
- The new Nelson Japanese-English character dictionary
- NTC's New Japanese-English Dictionary
- David Galef's book on proverbs "Even Monkeys Fall From Trees"
- Daniel Crump Buchanan's book "Japanese Proverbs and Sayings"
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