耳子

Chinese

		ear	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (耳子)		耳	子
simp. #(耳子)		耳	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ěrzi

  (Zhuyin): ㄦˇ ˙ㄗ

• Gan (Wiktionary): eo³ zi
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): e³ zr

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ěrzi
    • Zhuyin: ㄦˇ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ěrzi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: êrh³-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: ěr-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: eel.tzy
    • Palladius: эрцзы (erczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɤɻ²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: eo³ zi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɵ²¹³⁻²¹ t͡sz̩¹/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: e³ zr
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɤ̞⁴¹ t͡sz̩³/

Noun

耳子

1. (Gan) (ear-shaped) handles on two sides
2. (Xiang) wood ear; tree ear; black fungus (Auricularia nigricans ⇐ Auricularia polytricha) (used more in rural areas)

Synonyms

• (wood ear): 木耳 (mù'ěr); (Hakka) 木米; (Xiang) 墨耳子