蠶子

Chinese

		silkworm	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (蠶子)		蠶	子
simp. (蚕子)		蚕	子

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): cánzǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄘㄢˊ ㄗˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): caam⁴ zi²
Jin (Wiktionary): can¹ zi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: cánzǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄘㄢˊ ㄗˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cánzǐh
  - Wade–Giles: tsʻan²-tzŭ³
  - Yale: tsán-dž
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsarntzyy
  - Palladius: цаньцзы (canʹczy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰän³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: cánzǐr
  - Zhuyin: ㄘㄢˊ ㄗˇㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cánzǐhr
  - Wade–Giles: tsʻan²-tzŭ³-ʼrh
  - Yale: tsán-dzǐr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsarntzeel
  - Palladius: цаньцзыр (canʹczyr)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰän³⁵ t͡sz̩ɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: caam⁴ zi²
  - Yale: chàahm jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsaam⁴ dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: cam⁴ ji²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaːm²¹ t͡siː³⁵/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: can¹ zi²
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡sʰæ̃¹¹ t͡sz̩⁵³/

Noun

蠶子

silkworm egg

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 蠶子 (“silkworm egg”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		蠶子
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	蠶子兒
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	蠶子兒
Lanyin Mandarin	Lanzhou	蠶兒蛋, 蠶子兒
Southwestern Mandarin	Guiyang	蠶子蛋
Cantonese	Guangzhou	蠶春
Gan	Nanchang	蠶子
Gan	Lichuan	蠶子
Jin	Taiyuan	蠶子
	Pingyao	蠶子子
	Xinzhou	蠶兒子兒
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	蠶繭卵
Southern Min	Xiamen	娘仔卵
	Quanzhou	娘仔卵
	Zhangzhou	蠶卵
Wu	Suzhou	蠶種
	Danyang	蠶子
	Hangzhou	蠶種
	Wenzhou	蠶種
	Jinhua	蠶子
Xiang	Changsha	蠶子子

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): can² zi³
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): zan² zr

Mandarin
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: can² zi³
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: canz
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰan²¹ t͡sz̩⁵³/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: zan² zr
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡san¹³ t͡sz̩³/

Noun

蠶子

(dialectal) silkworm

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 蠶 (“silkworm”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		蠶
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		蠶
Taxonomic name		蠶
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	蠶
	Taiwan	蠶
	Chengde	蠶
	Chifeng	蠶
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	蠶
	Heihe	蠶
	Qiqihar	蠶
	Harbin	蠶
	Jiamusi	蠶
	Baicheng	蠶
	Changchun	蠶
	Tonghua	蠶
	Shenyang	蠶
	Jinzhou	蠶
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	蠶
	Tangshan	蠶
	Cangzhou	蠶兒
	Baoding	蠶
	Shijiazhuang	蠶
	Lijin	蠶
	Jinan	蠶
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	蠶
	Dandong	蠶
	Yantai	蠶
	Yantai (Muping)	蠶
	Qingdao	蠶
	Zhucheng	蠶
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	蠶兒
	Lingbao	蠶
	Jining	蠶
	Wanrong	蠶
	Linfen	蠶兒, 桑蠶
	Shangqiu	蠶
	Yuanyang	蠶
	Zhengzhou	蠶兒
	Xinyang	蠶
	Baihe	蠶
	Xi'an	蠶
	Baoji	蠶
	Tianshui	蠶
	Xining	蠶
	Xuzhou	蠶
	Fuyang	蠶
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	蠶
	Lanzhou	蠶兒, 蠶
	Dunhuang	蠶兒
	Hami	蠶
	Ürümqi	蠶
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	蠶子
	Nanchong	蠶子
	Dazhou	蠶子
	Hanyuan	蠶子
	Xichang	蠶子
	Zigong	蠶子
	Chongqing	蠶子
	Wuhan	蠶
	Yichang	蠶子, 蠶
	Xiangyang	蠶
	Tianmen	蠶
	Guiyang	蠶子, 蠶
	Zunyi	蠶
	Bijie	蠶子
	Liping	蠶崽
	Zhaotong	蠶
	Dali	蠶
	Kunming	蠶
	Mengzi	蠶
	Guilin	蠶
	Liuzhou	蠶, 蠶蟲
	Jishou	蠶兒
	Changde	蠶
	Hanzhong	蠶子
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	蠶, 蠶寶寶, 寶寶, 寶貝
	Yangzhou	蠶子, 蠶
	Lianyungang	蠶
	Lianshui	蠶
	Nantong	蠶兒, 蠶寶寶
	Anqing	蠶
	Wuhu	蠶
	Hefei	蠶
	Huanggang	蠶兒
	Hong'an	蠶
Cantonese	Guangzhou	蠶蟲, 蠶
	Hong Kong	蠶蟲, 蠶
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	蠶蟲, 蠶
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	蠶蟲
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	蠶蟲
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	蠶蟲
	Macau	蠶
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	蠶
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	蠶
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	蠶
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	蠶
	Foshan	蠶
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	蠶
	Foshan (Shunde)	蠶
	Foshan (Sanshui)	蠶
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	蠶
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	蠶蟲
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	蠶蟲
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	蠶
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	蠶
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	蠶
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	蠶
	Taishan	蠶
	Kaiping (Chikan)	蠶
	Enping (Niujiang)	蠶
	Heshan (Yayao)	蠶
	Dongguan	蠶蟲, 蠶
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	蠶
	Qingyuan	蠶蟲
	Fogang	蠶
	Yingde (Hanguang)	蠶蟲
	Yangshan	蠶蟲
	Lianshan (Butian)	蠶
	Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui)	蠶
	Shaoguan	蠶蟲
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	蠶
	Renhua	蠶蟲
	Lechang	蠶蟲
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	蠶
	Sihui	蠶
	Guangning	蠶
	Deqing	蠶
	Huaiji	蠶
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	蠶
	Yunfu	蠶
	Xinxing	蠶
	Luoding	蠶蟲
	Yunan (Pingtai)	蠶
	Yangjiang	蠶
	Xinyi	蠶
	Lianjiang	蠶, 蠶蟲
	Nanning	蠶蟲, 蠶
	Wuzhou	蠶
	Yulin	蠶
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	蠶
	Danzhou	蠶
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	蠶
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	蠶
Gan	Nanchang	蠶
	Lichuan	蠶
	Pingxiang	蠶蟲
Hakka	Meixian	蠶仔
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	蠶蟲
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	蠶
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	蠶蟲
	Zhongshan (Wuguishan)	蠶蟲
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	蠶
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	蠶
	Liannan	蠶
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	蠶
	Jiexi	蠶
	Changting	蠶哩
	Ninghua	蠶
	Yudu	蠶子
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	蠶仔
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	蠶仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	蠶仔
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	蠶
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	蠶仔
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	蠶
	Hong Kong	蠶蟲
	Luchuan	蠶
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	蠶
	Senai (Huiyang)	蠶
Huizhou	Jixi	蠶
	Shexian	蠶
	Huangshan (Tunxi)	蠶兒
Jin	Taiyuan	蠶, 蠶兒
	Pingyao	蠶兒
	Yangyuan	蠶
	Datong	蠶兒
	Xinzhou	蠶兒
	Lüliang (Lishi)	蠶兒
	Changzhi	蠶
	Linhe	蠶
	Jining	蠶
	Hohhot	蠶
	Erenhot	蠶
	Pingshan	蠶兒
	Zhangjiakou	蠶
	Handan	蠶
	Linzhou	蠶
	Suide	蠶兒
Northern Min	Jian'ou	蠶仔
	Songxi	蠶仔
	Zhenghe	蠶仔
	Jianyang	蠶仔
	Wuyishan	蠶仔
	Pucheng (Shibei)	蠶蟲
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	蠶繭
	Fuzhou (Changle)	蠶囝
	Fuqing	桑囝
	Yongtai	蠶囝
	Gutian	蠶繭
	Fu'an	蠶
	Ningde	蠶繭
	Shouning	桑蟲
	Zhouning	蠶
	Fuding	蠶
	Matsu	絲蟲
Southern Min	Xiamen	娘仔
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	娘仔
	Quanzhou	娘仔
	Jinjiang	娘仔
	Yongchun	娘仙, 娘
	Zhangzhou	娘仔, 蠶
	Zhangzhou (Changtai)	娘仔, 蠶貓仔
	Hua'an	絲蟲
	Pinghe	蠶仔
	Zhangpu	蠶
	Yunxiao	蠶
	Zhao'an	蠶仔
	Zhao'an (Sidu)	蠶仔
	Zhao'an (Tingyang, Baiyang)	蠶
	Zhao'an (Wenshan, Taiping)	蠶
	Dongshan	蠶
	Taipei	娘仔
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	娘仔
	Kaohsiung	蠶仔
	Yilan	娘仔
	Changhua (Lukang)	娘仔
	Taichung	娘仔
	Tainan	蠶仔
	Hsinchu	娘仔
	Kinmen	娘仔, 蠶
	Penghu (Magong)	娘仔, 蠶
	Longyan	蠶仔
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	蟲
	Datian	絲蟲
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	蠶仔
	Chaozhou	蠶
	Raoping	蠶
	Shantou	蠶
	Haifeng	蠶
	Bangkok (Teochew)	蠶
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	蠶
	Wenchang	蠶
	Haikou	蠶蟲, 蠶
Central Min	Yong'an	蠶仔蟲, 蠶仔
	Sanming (Sanyuan)	蠶仔
	Sanming (Shaxian)	蠶仔
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	蠶
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	蠶蟲
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	蠶蟲
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	蠶
Waxiang	Yuanling (Shaojiwan)	絲蟲
Wu	Shanghai	蠶, 蠶寶寶
	Shanghai (Chongming)	蠶
	Suzhou	蠶, 蠶寶寶, 寶寶
	Wuxi	蠶寶寶
	Danyang	蠶
	Hangzhou	蠶寶寶
	Ningbo	蠶, 蠶寶寶
	Wenzhou	蠶兒
	Jinhua	蠶兒
Xiang	Changsha	蠶子, 蠶
	Loudi	蠶子
	Shuangfeng	蠶子
	Quanzhou	蠶
Xiangnan Tuhua	Jiangyong	蠶
Yuebei Tuhua	Shaoguan (Dacun, Baitu, Qujiang)	蠶
	Shaoguan (Xiangyang, Xihe, Wujiang)	蠶屎蟲, 蠶
	Shaoguan (Shibei, Xinshao, Zhenjiang)	蠶
	Renhua (Zhoutian)	蠶
	Renhua (Shitang)	蠶
	Ruyuan (Songwei, Guitou)	蠶
	Lechang (Changlai)	蠶絲蟲
	Lechang (Beixiang)	桑蟲
	Lechang (Huangpu)	蠶子龍
	Lechang (Guitang, Pingshi)	蠶蟲
	Lechang (Sanxi)	蠶蟲