鬍子

See also: 胡子

Chinese

		beard; moustache	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (鬍子)		鬍	子
simp. (胡子)		胡	子

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): húzi

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨˊ ˙ㄗ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): fu² zi³

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): хўзы (hwzɨ, I-II)
Cantonese (Jyutping): wu⁴ zi²
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶wu-tsy
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): fu² zr

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: húzi
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨˊ ˙ㄗ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: húzi̊h
  - Wade–Giles: hu²-tzŭ⁵
  - Yale: hú-dz
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwu.tzy
  - Palladius: хуцзы (xuczy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: fu² zi³
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: fuz
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fu²¹ t͡sz̩⁵³/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: хўзы (hwzɨ, I-II)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu²⁴ t͡sz̩⁵¹/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: wu⁴ zi²
  - Yale: wùh jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wu⁴ dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: wu⁴ ji²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wuː²¹ t͡siː³⁵/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶wu-tsy
  - MiniDict: wu^去 tsy
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhu-tsr
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦu²² t͡sz̩⁴⁴/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: fu² zr
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɸu¹³ t͡sz̩³/

Noun

鬍子

beard, moustache or whiskers; facial hair
bearded man
(Northeastern Mandarin, dated) bandit; brigand; outlaw

Synonyms

(beard):

Dialectal synonyms of 鬍子 (“beard”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		鬍鬚, 鬍子
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	鬍子
	Taiwan	鬍子, 鬍鬚
	Harbin	鬍子
	Singapore	鬍鬚
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	鬍子
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	鬍子
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	鬍子
	Wanrong	鬍子
	Xi'an	鬍子
	Xining	鬍子
	Xuzhou	鬍子
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	鬍子
Lanyin Mandarin	Ürümqi	鬍子
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	鬍子, 鬍鬍兒
	Wuhan	鬍子
	Guiyang	鬍子
	Guilin	鬍子
	Liuzhou	鬍子, 鬍鬚
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	鬍子
	Yangzhou	鬍子
	Hefei	鬍子
Mandarin	Nanping (Yanping)	鬍子
Cantonese	Guangzhou	鬍鬚, 鬚
	Hong Kong	鬍鬚, 鬚
	Dongguan	鬍, 鬍鬚
	Yangjiang	鬚
Gan	Nanchang	鬍子, 鬍鬚
	Lichuan	鬍子
	Pingxiang	鬍子
Hakka	Meixian	鬍鬚, 鬚菇
	Yudu	鬍子
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	鬚菇, 嘴鬚
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	鬚菇, 嘴鬚
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	鬚菇, 嘴鬚
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	鬍鬚, 嘴鬚
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	鬚菇, 嘴鬚
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	嘴鬚
Huizhou	Jixi	鬍子
Jin	Taiyuan	鬍子, 鬍才, 鬍茬茬
Jin	Xinzhou	鬍子, 鬍腮
Northern Min	Jian'ou	鬍鬚
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	喙鬚
Southern Min	Xiamen	喙鬚
	Quanzhou	喙鬚
	Zhangzhou	喙鬚
	Taipei	喙鬚
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	喙鬚
	Kaohsiung	喙鬚
	Yilan	喙鬚
	Changhua (Lukang)	喙鬚
	Taichung	喙鬚
	Tainan	喙鬚
	Hsinchu	喙鬚
	Kinmen	喙鬚
	Penghu (Magong)	喙鬚
	Singapore (Hokkien)	喙鬚
	Manila (Hokkien)	喙鬚
	Chaozhou	鬚
	Shantou	鬚
	Jieyang	鬚
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	鬍子, 鬍鬚
Waxiang	Guzhang (Gaofeng)	鬍
Wu	Shanghai	牙鬚, 鬍子, 鬍鬚
	Shanghai (Chongming)	鬍子
	Suzhou	鬍鬚, 鬍子
	Danyang	鬍子
	Ningbo	牙鬚
	Wenzhou	鬍鬚, 下巴鬚
	Jinhua	鬍, 鬍鬚
Xiang	Changsha	鬍子, 鬍鬚
	Loudi	鬍子
	Shuangfeng	鬍子

(bandit):

刀刀兒客／刀刀儿客 (dao¹ daor¹ ke²) (Sichuanese, dated)
劫匪 (jiéfěi)
匪徒 (fěitú)
匪盜／匪盗 (fěidào)
土匪 (tǔfěi)
強盜／强盗 (qiángdào)
強貢／强贡 (Hokkien)
強賊／强贼 (Hokkien)
搶劫犯／抢劫犯 (qiǎngjiéfàn)
棒客 (bang⁴ ke²) (Sichuanese)
棒老二 (bang⁴ nao³ er⁴) (Sichuanese)
毛子 (máozi) (obsolete)
盜匪／盗匪 (dàofěi)
盜寇／盗寇 (dàokòu)
盜賊／盗贼 (dàozéi)
盜隔山／盗隔山 (⁶dau-kaq-se) (Wu, humorous)
鬍匪／胡匪 (húfěi)

Derived terms