螟蛉之子

Chinese

		green rice caterpillar; caterpillar of many Lepidoptera species, such as the corn earworm or the small white butterfly	's; him/her/it; this	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 pm-1 am; midnight
trad. (螟蛉之子)		螟蛉	之	子
simp. ^#(螟蛉之子)		螟蛉	之	子

Etymology

From the Classic of Poetry. See 螟蛉 (mínglíng) for more.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): mínglíngzhīzǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄗˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ming⁴ ling⁴ zi¹ zi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: mínglíngzhīzǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄗˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: minglingjytzyy
  - IPA ^(key): /miŋ³⁵ liŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ming⁴ ling⁴ zi¹ zi²
  - Yale: mìhng lìhng jī jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ming⁴ ling⁴ dzi¹ dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: ming⁴ ling⁴ ji¹ ji²
  - IPA ^(key): /mɪŋ²¹ lɪŋ²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

Idiom

螟蛉之子

(figuratively) adopted son; foster child

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