貝子

Chinese

		cowries; shell; valuables cowries; shell; valuables; shellfish	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 pm-1 am; midnight
trad. (貝子)		貝	子
simp. (贝子)		贝	子

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bèizi

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄟˋ ˙ㄗ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bui³ zi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: bèizi
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˋ ˙ㄗ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bey.tzy
  - IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/
  - Homophones:
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    被子
    輩子／辈子
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: bui³ zi²
  - Yale: bui jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bui³ dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: bui³ ji²
  - IPA ^(key): /puːy̯³³ t͡siː³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    貝子／贝子
    輩子／辈子

Noun

貝子

small shellfish
(historical) a type of currency in Yunnan
(in general) currency

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Manchu ᠪᡝᡳᠰᡝ (beise).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bèizǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄟˋ ㄗˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bui³ zi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: bèizǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˋ ㄗˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beytzyy
  - IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: bui³ zi²
  - Yale: bui jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bui³ dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: bui³ ji²
  - IPA ^(key): /puːy̯³³ t͡siː³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    貝子／贝子
    輩子／辈子

Noun

貝子

(historical) Short for 固山貝子／固山贝子 (gùshān bèizǐ): Beizi; a rank of nobility in Qing dynasty below that of Beile (貝勒)

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