報子

Chinese

		to announce; to inform; report to announce; to inform; report; newspaper; to repay; to recompense; revenge	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (報子)		報	子
simp. (报子)		报	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bàozi

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˋ ˙ㄗ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bou³ zi²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pò-chí

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bàozi
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˋ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bàozi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: pao⁴-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: bàu-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baw.tzy
    • Palladius: баоцзы (baoczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 刨子 報子／报子 豹子 鉋子／刨子

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bou³ zi²
    • Yale: bou jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bou³ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: bou³ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pou̯³³ t͡siː³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pò-chí
    • Tâi-lô: pò-tsí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: poircie
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /po²¹⁻⁵³ t͡si⁵³/

Noun

報子

1. (archaic) man who brings news of appointment, promotion, or success in imperial examinations (in expectation of a reward)
2. (archaic) official announcement of a candidate's success in the imperial examinations, or of an official's promotion

Synonyms

• (man who brings news): (Hokkien) 報馬／报马 (bàomǎ), 報馬仔／报马仔
• (official announcement): 報條／报条 (bàotiáo), 報單／报单 (bàodān)