合子

Chinese

		to close; to gather; to join to close; to gather; to join; to fit; all; together	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. (合子)		合	子

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hézǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄜˊ ㄗˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hap⁶ zi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: hézǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˊ ㄗˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: hézǐh
  - Wade–Giles: ho²-tzŭ³
  - Yale: hé-dž
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hertzyy
  - Palladius: хэцзы (xɛczy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɤ³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
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    合子
    核子
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: hap⁶ zi²
  - Yale: hahp jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hap⁹ dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: heb⁶ ji²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐp̚² t͡siː³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    合子
    盒子

Noun

合子

zygote

Synonyms

受精卵 (shòujīngluǎn)

Derived terms

純合子 / 纯合子 (chúnhézǐ)
雜合子 / 杂合子 (záhézǐ)

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hézi

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄜˊ ˙ㄗ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hap⁶ zi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: hézi
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˊ ˙ㄗ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: hézi̊h
  - Wade–Giles: ho²-tzŭ⁵
  - Yale: hé-dz
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: her.tzy
  - Palladius: хэцзы (xɛczy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɤ³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³/
  - Homophones:
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    合子
    盒子
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: hap⁶ zi²
  - Yale: hahp jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hap⁹ dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: heb⁶ ji²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐp̚² t͡siː³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    合子
    盒子

Noun

合子

Obsolete spelling of 盒子 (hézi, “box; case”)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
合	子
あ(い) Grade: 2	す Grade: 1
kun'yomi	tōon

For pronunciation and definitions of 合子 – see the following entry.

【あいす】

[noun] [from 1892] (thief cant) duplicate key, master key

Alternative spelling
合巣

(This term, 合子, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)