托兒

See also: 托儿

Chinese

Etymology 1

		to hold in one's hand; to entrust; to support in one's palm	diminutive suffix
trad. (托兒)		托	兒
simp. (托儿)		托	儿

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tuōr

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄨㄛㄦ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tok³ ji⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: tuōr
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄛㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tuol
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tuor
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰwɔɻ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: tok³ ji⁴
  - Yale: tok yìh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tok⁸ ji⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: tog³ yi⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɔːk̚³ jiː²¹/

Noun

托兒

(Mandarin) Erhua form of 托 (tuō, “support; stand”).
(colloquial) partner of a street pedlar or shopkeeper who pretends to be a customer who uses decoys to attract customers
(colloquial) plant in an audience

Etymology 2

		to hold in one's hand; to entrust; to support in one's palm	child
trad. (托兒/託兒)		托/託	兒
simp. (托儿)		托	儿

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tuō'ér

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄨㄛㄦˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tok³ ji⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: tuō'ér
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄛㄦˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tuoerl
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tuo'ér
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰwɔ⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: tok³ ji⁴
  - Yale: tok yìh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tok⁸ ji⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: tog³ yi⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɔːk̚³ jiː²¹/

Verb

托兒

(chiefly attributive) to take care of infants and children for others
托兒服務 / 托儿服务 ― tuō'ér fúwù ― childcare service

托兒中心 / 托儿中心 ― tuō'ér zhōngxīn ― childcare centre

Derived terms

托兒所／托儿所 (tuō'érsuǒ)

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