角子

Chinese

		horn; angle; role horn; angle; role; actor; contend; horn-shaped; Chinese musical note	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (角子)		角	子
simp. #(角子)		角	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiǎozi

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠˇ ˙ㄗ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gok³ zi²
• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁷koq-tsy / ⁷koq-tsy₀

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎozi
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠˇ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎozi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: chiao³-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: jyǎu-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeau.tzy
    • Palladius: цзяоцзы (czjaoczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gok³ zi²
    • Yale: gok jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gok⁸ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: gog³ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔːk̚³ t͡siː³⁵/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁷koq-tsy
    • MiniDict: koh^入 tsy
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴koq-tsr
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /koʔ³³ t͡sz̩⁴⁴/
  • (Northern: Hangzhou)
    • Wugniu: ⁷koq-tsy₀
    • MiniDict: koh^入 tsy
    • Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /koʔ⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹/

Noun

角子

1. jiao (mao) coin (one tenth of a yuan) (Classifier: 隻／只 w)

   • 一本小書賣五隻角子。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
     一本小书卖五只角子。 [Shanghainese, simp.]

     From: 2007, Qian Nairong, 上海话大词典, page 29

     ⁷iq-pen ⁵shiau-sy ⁶ma ⁶ng-tsaq ⁷koq-tsy [Wugniu]

     A small book sells for fifty cents.

2. (Northern Wu) coin

   • 袋袋裡有一把角子 [Shanghainese, trad.]
     袋袋里有一把角子 [Shanghainese, simp.]

     From: 2007, Qian Nairong, 上海话大词典, page 29

     ⁶de-de-li ⁶yeu ⁷iq-po ⁷koq-tsy [Wugniu]

     There's a handful of coins in the bag.

   • 不好意思，你好孬讓一讓？你腳底下有個角子…… [Hangzhounese, trad.]
     不好意思，你好孬让一让？你脚底下有个角子…… [Hangzhounese, simp.]

     From: 2019, Arknights

     ⁷peq-hau₃-i₁-sy₁ ⁵ni₃ ³hau-pau₃ ⁶gnian-iq₇-gnian₆ ⁵ni₃ ⁷ciq-ti₃-ya₆ ³ieu ⁷koq ⁷koq-tsy₀ [Wugniu]

     Excuse me, could you stand a bit to the side? There's a coin under your foot…

Synonyms

• 毫 (háo)
• 毛 (máo)