繼子

Chinese

		to continue; to follow after; then to continue; to follow after; then; afterwards; to go on with; to succeed; to inherit	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (繼子)		繼	子
simp. (继子)		继	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jìzǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˋ ㄗˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gai³ zi²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kè-chú / kè-chír

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jìzǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ ㄗˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jìzǐh
    • Wade–Giles: chi⁴-tzŭ³
    • Yale: jì-dž
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jihtzyy
    • Palladius: цзицзы (cziczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gai³ zi²
    • Yale: gai jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gai³ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: gei³ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐi̯³³ t͡siː³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kè-chú
    • Tâi-lô: kè-tsú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: keazuo
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ke²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡su⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ke¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡su⁵³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ke²¹⁻⁵³ t͡su⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kè-chír
    • Tâi-lô: kè-tsír
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ke⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sɯ⁵⁵⁴/

Noun

繼子

1. adopted son
2. stepson

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “adopted son”): 繼女／继女 (jìnǚ)
• (antonym(s) of “stepson”): 繼女／继女 (jìnǚ)

Related terms

• 繼子女／继子女 (jìzǐnǚ)