末子

Chinese

		end; final stage; latter part	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
simp. and trad. (末子)		末	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mòzi

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄛˋ ˙ㄗ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mut⁶ zi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mòzi
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˋ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mòzi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: mo⁴-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: mwò-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: moh.tzy
    • Palladius: моцзы (moczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mut⁶ zi²
    • Yale: muht jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mut⁹ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: mud⁶ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /muːt̚² t͡siː³⁵/

Noun

末子

1. powder; dust

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
末	子
すえ Grade: 4	こ Grade: 1
kun’yomi

By surface analysis, 末 (sue, “end”) +‎ 子 (ko, “child”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) すえこ [sùékó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [sɨᵝe̞ko̞]

Noun

末(すえ)子(こ) • (sueko) ^{←すゑこ (suweko)?}

1. youngest child

Usage notes

• The derived term 末(すえ)っ子(こ) (suekko) is now far more common.

Derived terms

• 末(すえ)っ子(こ) (suekko)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
末	子
ばつ > ばっ Grade: 4	し Grade: 1
kan’on

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ばっし [bàsshí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ba̠ɕːi]

Noun

末(ばっ)子(し) • (basshi) 

1. youngest child

Derived terms

• 末(ばっ)子(し)相(そう)続(ぞく) (basshi sōzoku)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
末	子
まつ > まっ Grade: 4	し Grade: 1
goon

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) まっし [màsshí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ma̠ɕːi]

Noun

末(まっ)子(し) • (masshi) 

1. youngest child

Derived terms

• 末(まっ)子(し)相(そう)続(ぞく) (masshi sōzoku)

Synonyms

• 末(すえ)っ子(こ) (suekko)
• (Kagoshima) しったれ (shittare)