蛾子

Chinese

		moth	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. (蛾子)		蛾	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ézi

  (Zhuyin): ㄜˊ ˙ㄗ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ézi
    • Zhuyin: ㄜˊ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ézi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: o²-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: é-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: er.tzy
    • Palladius: эцзы (eczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɤ³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 蛾子 額子／额子

Noun

蛾子

1. moth (insect of the order Lepidoptera)

Synonyms

• 撲棱蛾子／扑棱蛾子 (pūlēng'ézi) (Northern China, dialectal Mandarin)
• 白翼仔 (Hakka)
• 蛾 (é)
• 蝶仔 (Hokkien)
• 飛蛾／飞蛾 (fēi'é)

 

Derived terms

• 撲棱蛾子／扑棱蛾子 (pūlēng'ézi)