姑子

Chinese

		paternal aunt	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 pm-1 am; midnight
simp. and trad. (姑子)		姑	子

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gūzi

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨ ˙ㄗ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gu¹ zi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: gūzi
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨ ˙ㄗ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gu.tzy
  - IPA ^(key): /ku⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩²/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gu¹ zi²
  - Yale: gū jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gu¹ dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: gu¹ ji²
  - IPA ^(key): /kuː⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

Noun

姑子

husband's sister
(Mainland China, colloquial) Buddhist nun

Synonyms

(Buddhist nun): 尼姑 (nígū), 比丘尼 (bǐqiūní); (Min Nan) 菜姑, 齋姨／斋姨

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