穀子

Chinese

grain; corn
child; son; (noun suffix)
child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
 
trad. (穀子)
simp. (谷子)

Etymology 1

Pronunciation


Noun

穀子

  1. (especially northern China) foxtail millet (Setaria italica, the plant or the unhulled grain)
  2. (dialectal Mandarin) hulled grain of the foxtail millet
  3. (dialectal) paddy; unhulled rice
  4. (Southwestern Mandarin) rice (plant)
Synonyms
  • (foxtail millet):
  • (hulled grain of the foxtail millet):
  • (paddy):
  • (rice):
Derived terms

Further reading

Etymology 2

phonetic
trad. (穀子)
simp. (谷子)

Borrowed from Japanese グッズ, from English goods.

Pronunciation


Noun

穀子

  1. (Mainland China, fandom slang) goods; related products; derivative products in the fields of comics, animation, games, idols, etc.
    Hyponyms: 吧唧, 立牌, 掛件 / 挂件 (guàjiàn), , 柄圖 / 柄图 (bǐngtú)
Synonyms
  • (related products):
Derived terms
  • 出穀 / 出谷
  • 吃穀 / 吃谷
  • 排穀 / 排谷
  • 穀圈 / 谷圈
  • 穀子店 / 谷子店
  • 買穀 / 买谷
See also