Usage of the character 子

son
child
seed
egg
small thing
1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat
viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wuděngjuéwéi)
ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north)
subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-

子

[子]

(noun suffix)

bàizǐ

败子

[敗子]

see 敗家子／败家子 (bàijiāzǐ)

làngzǐ

浪子

[浪子]

loafer; wastrel; prodigal son

yìnzi

印子

[印子]

trace
impression (e.g. footprint)
abbr. of 印子錢／印子钱 (yìnziqián), usury

qiézi

茄子

[茄子]

eggplant (Solanum melongena L.)
aubergine
brinjal
Guinea squash
phonetic "cheese" (when being photographed)
equivalent of "say cheese"

báozi

雹子

[雹子]

hail
hailstone

niúzǐ

牛子

[牛子]

(dialect) penis

guānzǐ

官子

[官子]

endgame (in go)

huìzi

会子

[會子]

(coll.) a moment
a while

chuāizi

搋子

[搋子]

plunger (for clearing drains)

shūzi

梳子

[梳子]

comb
CL:把 (bǎ)

xiēzi

蝎子

[蠍子]

scorpion

sōngzǐ

松子

[松子]

pine nut

shāzi

砂子

[砂子]

sand

nièzi

镊子

[鑷子]

tweezers
nippers
pliers

wázi

娃子

[娃子]

baby
small child
(arch.) slave among ethnic minorities

zhāzi

渣子

[渣子]

dregs
bits
dregs (of society)

lánzi

篮子

[籃子]

basket
CL:隻／只 (zhī)

xiāzi

虾子

[蝦子]

shrimp

xuánzi

旋子

[旋子]

torsor (math.)

zǎizi

崽子

[崽子]

offspring of an animal
brat; bastard

Zǐzhōu

子洲

[子洲]

Zishou County in Yulin 榆林 ( Yúlín), Shaanxi

jiǎzǐ

甲子

[甲子]

first year of the sixty-year cycle (where each year is numbered with one of the 10 heavenly stems 天干 (tiāngān) and one of the 12 earthly branches 地支 (dìzhī))
the sixty-year cycle

zhěnzi

疹子

[疹子]

rash

tìzi

屉子

[屜子]

drawer
stackable cooking vessel
woven mat on a bed frame or chair
woven window screen

juǎnzi

卷子

[卷子]

steamed roll
spring roll

yāngzi

秧子

[秧子]

sapling
seedling
bud
baby animal

xìnzi

芯子

[芯子]

fuse; wick
forked tongue (of a snake)

mǐnzi

抿子

[抿子]

small hairbrush

qiāngzǐ

枪子

[槍子]

bullet

ǎizi

矮子

[矮子]

short person
dwarf

xūzi

须子

[鬚子]

feelers (zoology)
tassel (botany)

huāzi

花子

[花子]

beggar (old term)

xuézi

踅子

[踅子]

variant of 茓子 (xuézi)

zǐshǔ

子鼠

[子鼠]

Year 1, year of the Rat (e.g. 2008)

Wúzǐ

吴子

[吳子]

Wuzi, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書／武经七书 ( Wǔjīng Qīshū), written by Wu Qi 吳起／吴起 ( Wú Qǐ)

sūnzi

孙子

[孫子]

grandson
son's son

qízi

旗子

[旗子]

flag
banner
CL:面 (miàn)

bīnzi

槟子

[檳子]

binzi
a species of apple which is slightly sour and astringent

qièzi

怯子

[怯子]

person with country accent
rustic
country bumpkin

zūzi

租子

[租子]

rent (payment)

chǐzi

尺子

[尺子]

ruler (measuring instrument)
CL:把 (bǎ)

xiàngzi

巷子

[巷子]

alley

shūzi

叔子

[叔子]

brother-in-law
husband's younger brother

xízi

席子

[席子]

woven mat

Mèngzǐ

孟子

[孟子]

Mencius (c. 372-c. 289 BC), Confucian philosopher second only to Confucius
book of the same name, one of the classics of Confucianism

xuànzi

旋子

[旋子]

whirlwind somersault (in gymnastics or martial arts)

juànzi

卷子

[卷子]

test paper; examination paper

mǔzǐ

母子

[母子]

mother and child
parent and subsidiary (companies)
principal and interest

guìzi

柜子

[櫃子]

cupboard
cabinet

làozi

落子

[落子]

see 蓮花落／莲花落 (liánhuālào)

chúzi

橱子

[櫥子]

wardrobe
closet
cabinet

mòzi

末子

[末子]

powder
dust

nǎizi

奶子

[奶子]

(coll.) milk
(coll.) breast
booby
tit

pùzi

铺子

[鋪子]

store
shop

dàizi

带子

[帶子]

belt; band; ribbon; strap; girdle
(coll.) audio or video tape
Farrer's scallop (Chlamys farreri)
comb pen shell (Atrina pectinata)

zhīzi

支子

[支子]

support
stand
trivet
(cooking utensil) gridiron
(variant of 梔子／栀子 (zhīzi)) cape jasmine

Sūnzǐ

孙子

[孫子]

Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孫武／孙武 ( Sūn Wǔ) (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孫子兵法／孙子兵法 ( Sūnzǐ Bīngfǎ), one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書／武经七书 ( Wǔjīng Qīshū)

shìzǐ

世子

[世子]

crown prince; heir of a noble house

júzi

桔子

[桔子]

tangerine
also written 橘子
CL:個／个 (gè),瓣 (bàn)

diàozi

调子

[調子]

tune
melody
tuning
cadence
intonation
(speech) tone

chēzi

车子

[車子]

car or other vehicle (bicycle, truck etc)

kòuzi

扣子

[釦子]

button

Lóngzǐ

隆子

[隆子]

Lhünzê county, Tibetan: Lhun rtse rdzong, in Lhokha prefecture 山南地區／山南地区 ( Shānnándìqū), Tibet

yúzǐ

鱼子

[魚子]

fish eggs
roe
caviar

hàozi

耗子

[耗子]

(dialect) mouse; rat

hézi

合子

[合子]

pasty (i.e. pastry stuffed with meat or vegetables)

ěrzi

饵子

[餌子]

fish bait

guāzǐ

瓜子

[瓜子]

melon seed
seeds of pumpkin, watermelon or sunflower etc, roasted and flavored, consumed as a snack

báizǐ

白子

[白子]

white Go chess piece
bee pupa
albino

xiázi

匣子

[匣子]

small box

Tánzǐ

潭子

[潭子]

Tanzi or Tantzu Township in Taichung County 臺中縣／台中县 ( Táizhōng Xiàn), Taiwan

Huìzi

惠子

[惠子]

Hui-zi also known as Hui Shi 惠施 ( Huì Shī) (c. 370-310 BC), politician and philosopher of the School of Logicians 名家 ( Míngjiā) during the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)

zǐjí

子级

[子級]

child (computing)

gānzi

竿子

[竿子]

bamboo pole
CL:根 (gēn),個／个 (gè)

púzi

脯子

[脯子]

breast meat (of chicken etc)

xiǎozǐ

小子

[小子]

(literary) youngster
(old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation)
(old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders)

cáizǐ

才子

[才子]

gifted scholar

sàozi

臊子

[臊子]

(dialect) minced or diced meat (as part of a dish)

zǐmù

子目

[子目]

subheading
specific item

zǐjīng

子京

[子京]

see 紫荊／紫荆 (zǐjīng)

zhūzǐ

诸子

[諸子]

various sages
refers to the classical schools of thought, e.g. Confucianism 儒 (rú) represented by Confucius 孔子 ( Kǒngzǐ) and Mencius 孟子 ( Mèngzǐ), Daoism 道 (dào) by Laozi 老子 ( Lǎozǐ) and Zhuangzi 莊子／庄子 ( Zhuāngzǐ), Mohism 墨 (mò) by Mozi 墨子 ( Mòzǐ), Legalism 法 (fǎ) by Sunzi 孫子／孙子 ( Sūnzǐ) and Han Feizi 韓非子／韩非子 ( Hán Fēizǐ), and numerous others

Xúnzǐ

荀子

[荀子]

Xunzi, (c. 310-237 BC), Confucian philosopher
the Xunzi, a collection of philosophical writings attributed to Xunzi

qúnzi

裙子

[裙子]

skirt
CL:條／条 (tiáo)

qǐzi

起子

[起子]

baking soda (used to leaven bread)
screwdriver
bottle opener

zhuózi

镯子

[鐲子]

bracelet
CL:隻／只 (zhī)

gǎnzi

杆子

[桿子]

pole
stick
club
gang of bandits

qǔzi

曲子

[曲子]

poem for singing
tune
music
CL:支 (zhī)

léizi

雷子

[雷子]

(slang) cop

luǎnzǐ

卵子

[卵子]

ovum

Zǐ Chǎn

子产

[子產]

Zi Chan (?-522 BC), statesman and philosopher during the Spring and Autumn period

guǐzi

鬼子

[鬼子]

devils
refers to 日本鬼子, wartime term insult for Japanese

dízi

笛子

[笛子]

bamboo flute
CL:管 (guǎn)

wénzi

蚊子

[蚊子]

mosquito

hóuzi

猴子

[猴子]

monkey
CL:隻／只 (zhī)

hézǐ

合子

[合子]

zygote (biology)

bānzi

班子

[班子]

organized group
theatrical troupe

sháozi

勺子

[勺子]

scoop
ladle
CL:把 (bǎ)

tánzi

潭子

[潭子]

deep natural pond

xuànzi

旋子

[鏇子]

large metal plate for making bean curd
metal pot for warming wine

chuōzi

戳子

[戳子]

stamp
seal

jùzi

句子

[句子]

sentence
CL:個／个 (gè)

dāizi

呆子

[呆子]

fool
sucker

bōzi

拨子

[撥子]

plectrum

wūzi

屋子

[屋子]

house
room
CL:間／间 (jiān)

màozi

帽子

[帽子]

hat
cap
(fig.) label
bad name
CL:頂／顶 (dǐng)

yázi

牙子

[牙子]

serrated edge
(old) middleman
broker

tóuzi

头子

[頭子]

boss
gang leader

bèizi

辈子

[輩子]

all one's life
lifetime

cūnzi

村子

[村子]

village

lǐzi

里子

[裡子]

lining
(fig.) substance (as opposed to outward appearance)

xìzi

戏子

[戲子]

(derog.) opera singer
actor

yàozi

要子

[要子]

straw rope

guǎnzi

馆子

[館子]

restaurant
theater (old)

bózi

驳子

[駁子]

to tow (a barge)

jīzi

机子

[機子]

machine
device

xuézǐ

学子

[學子]

(literary) student
scholar

xuēzi

靴子

[靴子]

boots

zǐcéng

子层

[子層]

sublayer

sházi

啥子

[啥子]

(dialect) what

cìzǐ

次子

[次子]

second son

zǐguī

子规

[子規]

cuckoo

láozǐ

牢子

[牢子]

jailer (old)

Xīzǐ

西子

[西子]

another name for Xishi 西施 ( Xīshī)

huǎngzi

幌子

[幌子]

shop sign
signboard
(fig.) pretense

jiānzi

尖子

[尖子]

best of its kind
cream of the crop

jìnzi

妗子

[妗子]

(informal) mother's brother's wife
maternal uncle's wife

huángzǐ

皇子

[皇子]

prince

záozi

凿子

[鑿子]

chisel

yǐzi

椅子

[椅子]

chair
CL:把 (bǎ),張 (zhāng)

wùzǐ

戊子

[戊子]

twenty-fifth year E1 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2008 or 2068

jiǎnzi

茧子

[繭子]

callus (patch or hardened skin)
corns (on feet)
also 趼子

qiānzi

钎子

[釺子]

hammer drill for boring through rock

chìzi

翅子

[翅子]

shark's fin
wing
CL:隻／只 (zhī)

pāizi

拍子

[拍子]

beat (music)
paddle-shaped object (flyswatter etc)
racket (sports)

cóngzǐ

从子

[從子]

paternal uncle's son; nephew

dǎnzi

掸子

[撣子]

duster
CL:把 (bǎ)

fūzǐ

夫子

[夫子]

Master (old form of address for teachers, scholars)
(used sarcastically) pedant

Zǐ Gòng

子贡

[子貢]

Zi Gong or Duanmu Ci 端木賜／端木赐 ( Duānmù Cì) (520 BC-), disciple of Confucius

yǐnzi

引子

[引子]

introduction
primer
opening words

zhìzǐ

稚子

[稚子]

young child

guǎnzi

管子

[管子]

tube
pipe
drinking straw
CL:根 (gēn)

zhàozi

罩子

[罩子]

cover; casing

lǎozi

老子

[老子]

father
daddy
"I, your father" (in anger, or out of contempt)
I (used arrogantly or jocularly)

qiāngzi

腔子

[腔子]

thoracic cavity
intonation
accent

jièzi

戒子

[戒子]

(finger) ring

nìzǐ

逆子

[逆子]

unfilial son

dīngzi

钉子

[釘子]

nail
snag
saboteur

tīzi

梯子

[梯子]

ladder
stepladder

yāzi

鸭子

[鴨子]

duck
male prostitute (slang)

zǐnü

子女

[子女]

children; sons and daughters

zhézi

折子

[摺子]

folding notebook
accounts book

hánzi

函子

[函子]

functor (math.)

zuòzi

座子

[座子]

pedestal
plinth
saddle

lǒuzi

篓子

[簍子]

basket

rìzi

日子

[日子]

day
a (calendar) date
days of one's life

a frolicsome creature

wànzi

腕子

[腕子]

wrist

guānzi

冠子

[冠子]

crest
crown

zhènzi

阵子

[陣子]

period of time

miánzi

绵子

[綿子]

(dial.) silk floss

Guǎnzǐ

管子

[管子]

Guanzi or Guan Zhong 管仲 (-645 BC), famous politician of Qi 齊國／齐国 of Spring and Autumn period
Guanzi, classical book containing writings of Guan Zhong and his school

Lǎozǐ

老子

[老子]

Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism
the sacred book of Daoism, 道德經／道德经 ( Dàodéjīng) by Laozi

gōngzǐ

公子

[公子]

son of an official
son of nobility
your son (honorific)

fènzi

分子

[分子]

Taiwan variant of 份子 (fènzi)

lìzi

例子

[例子]

case
(for) instance
example
CL:個／个 (gè)

tiānzǐ

天子

[天子]

the (rightful) emperor
"Son of Heaven" (traditional English translation)

zǐlì

子粒

[子粒]

seed

Yànzǐ

晏子

[晏子]

Yanzi (-c 500 BC), famous statesman from Qi of the Warring States 齊國／齐国 ( Qíguó), also known as 晏嬰／晏婴 ( Yàn Yīng), hero of book 晏子春秋 ( Yànzǐ Chūnqiū)

dùnzi

砘子

[砘子]

stone roller used to compact loose soil after sowing seeds

zhòuzǐ

胄子

[胄子]

eldest son

woman
female

zháizi

宅子

[宅子]

house; residence

gézi

格子

[格子]

lattice
check (pattern of squares)

guāngzǐ

光子

[光子]

photon (particle physics)

húzi

胡子

[鬍子]

beard
mustache or whiskers
facial hair
CL:撮 (zuǒ),根 (gēn)
(coll.) bandit

línzi

林子

[林子]

woods
grove
forest

biézi

别子

[別子]

hasp
pendant

zāizi

栽子

[栽子]

seedling
young plant

bǎngzi

膀子

[膀子]

upper arm
arm
wing

shùzǐ

庶子

[庶子]

son born of a concubine

tǎnzi

毯子

[毯子]

blanket
CL:條／条 (tiáo),張／张 (zhāng),床 (chuáng),面 (miàn)

chǎnzi

铲子

[鏟子]

shovel
spade
trowel
spatula (kitchen utensil)
CL:把 (bǎ)

mǎzi

马子

[馬子]

bandit; brigand
gambling chip
chamber pot
(slang) girl; chick; babe

lèzi

乐子

[樂子]

fun
pleasure
laughing matter

gàngzi

杠子

[槓子]

thick bar
solid carrying pole

pǐzi

痞子

[痞子]

ruffian
hooligan

qīzi

妻子

[妻子]

wife
CL:個／个 (gè)

júzi

局子

[局子]

police station

zhúzi

竹子

[竹子]

bamboo
CL:棵 (kē),支 (zhī),根 (gēn)

yāzi

丫子

[丫子]

see 腳丫子／脚丫子 (jiǎoyāzi)

zǐxì

子细

[子細]

variant of 仔細／仔细 (zǐxì)

shìzi

拭子

[拭子]

swab
cotton pad
smear (for medical test)

tuózi

驼子

[駝子]

hunchback

zhōngzǐ

中子

[中子]

neutron

tánzi

坛子

[罈子]

jug (earthenware with a big belly and a small opening)

bǐzi

秕子

[秕子]

blighted grain

mòzi

磨子

[磨子]

mill; grain mill; millstone

nǎozi

脑子

[腦子]

brains
mind
CL:個／个 (gè)

biànzi

辫子

[辮子]

plait
braid
pigtail
a mistake or shortcoming that may be exploited by an opponent
handle
CL:根 (gēn),條／条 (tiáo)

dàngzi

凼子

[凼子]

pool
pit
ditch
cesspit

bózi

脖子

[脖子]

neck
CL:個／个 (gè)

qìzǐ

契子

[契子]

adopted son

zǐdàn

子弹

[子彈]

bullet
CL:粒 (lì),顆／颗 (kē),發／发 (fā)

qiúzǐ

求子

[求子]

(of a childless couple) to pray for a son
to try to have a child

yázi

伢子

[伢子]

(dialect) child

ézi

蛾子

[蛾子]

moth

shéngzi

绳子

[繩子]

cord; string; rope
CL:條／条 (tiáo)

zǐgōng

子宫

[子宮]

uterus
womb

běnzi

本子

[本子]

book
notebook
Japanese-style self-published comic (esp. an erotic one), aka "dōjinshi"
CL:本 (běn)
edition

dàozi

稻子

[稻子]

rice (crop)
unhulled rice

zǎozi

枣子

[棗子]

dates
jujube

dàngzi

档子

[檔子]

classifier for affairs, events etc

bàozi

豹子

[豹子]

leopard
CL:頭／头 (tóu)

àozi

鏊子

[鏊子]

griddle

biānzi

鞭子

[鞭子]

whip
CL:根 (gēn)

dāzi

搭子

[搭子]

(dialect) companion

zǐyù

子域

[子域]

subfield (math.)

jiàngzi

糨子

[糨子]

(coll.) paste

jiāzi

家子

[家子]

household
family

jiànzi

腱子

[腱子]

sinew

yíngzi

蝇子

[蠅子]

housefly

xuànzi

楦子

[楦子]

shoe tree
hat block

pāozi

泡子

[泡子]

small lake
pond

lóuzi

娄子

[婁子]

trouble
blunder

hānzi

蚶子

[蚶子]

blood clam

niǎnzi

碾子

[碾子]

roller (used for milling or crushing)

zǐdì

子弟

[子弟]

child
the younger generation

yǎzi

哑子

[啞子]

(dialect) a mute

Púzǐ

朴子

[朴子]

Puzi or Putzu City in Chiayi County 嘉義縣／嘉义县 ( Jiāyì Xiàn), west Taiwan

língzi

翎子

[翎子]

peacock feathers on an official's hat displaying his rank (traditional)
pheasant tail feathers on warriors' helmets (opera)

sǎngzi

嗓子

[嗓子]

throat
voice
CL:把 (bǎ)

diézi

碟子

[碟子]

saucer
small dish
CL:盤／盘 (pán)

shòuzi

瘦子

[瘦子]

thin person

shěnzi

婶子

[嬸子]

(coll.) father's younger brother's wife
aunt

Mòzǐ

墨子

[墨子]

Mozi (c. 470-391 BC), founder of the Mohist School 墨家 ( Mòjiā) of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)

hézǐ

核子

[核子]

nuclear
nucleus

yèzi

叶子

[葉子]

leaf (CL:片 (piàn))
(slang) marijuana

rùzi

褥子

[褥子]

cotton-padded mattress
CL:床 (chuáng)

zhùzi

柱子

[柱子]

pillar
CL:根 (gēn)

nàizi

柰子

[柰子]

Chinese pear-leaf crabapple (Malus asiatica)
(Internet slang) tits (pun on 奶子 (nǎizi))

xìngzi

性子

[性子]

temper

wǎizi

崴子

[崴子]

bend (in a river, road etc) (used in place names)

pàozi

泡子

[泡子]

light bulb

niǔzi

纽子

[紐子]

button

bāngzi

帮子

[幫子]

outer (of cabbage etc)
upper (of a shoe)
(coll.) group
gang

yuánzi

圆子

[圓子]

kind of dumpling
sticky rice ball

duànzi

段子

[段子]

item of storytelling or performed dialogue (folk arts)
sketch

rénzǐ

人子

[人子]

son of man

sǎnzi

馓子

[饊子]

deep-fried noodle cake

chǎngzi

厂子

[廠子]

(coll.) factory
mill
yard
depot

bàzi

把子

[把子]

handle

fèizi

痱子

[痱子]

miliaria (type of skin disease)
prickly heat
sweat rash

yìzǐ

义子

[義子]

adopted son

shǎizi

色子

[色子]

dice (used in gambling)

xiāzǐ

虾子

[蝦子]

shrimp roe; shrimp eggs

pīzi

坯子

[坯子]

base
semifinished product
(fig.) the makings of (a talented actor etc)

zhuǎzi

爪子

[爪子]

(animal's) claw

xiàngzǐ

橡子

[橡子]

acorn

cuānzi

镩子

[鑹子]

ice spud (aka ice chisel) with a pointy tip

zǐfáng

子房

[子房]

ovary (botany)

piànzi

片子

[片子]

thin flake
small piece

jiànzi

毽子

[毽子]

a kind of shuttlecock used to play games in which it is kept in the air without using the hands, primarily by kicking
game played with such a shuttlecock

Shèngzǐ

圣子

[聖子]

Holy Son
Jesus Christ
God the Son (in the Christian Trinity)

yóuzǐ

游子

[遊子]

person living or traveling far from home

duòzi

驮子

[馱子]

pack animal's load

fāngzi

方子

[方子]

prescription (of medicine)

múzi

模子

[模子]

mold
matrix
pattern or die

píngzi

瓶子

[瓶子]

bottle
CL:個／个 (gè)

fànzi

贩子

[販子]

trafficker; dealer; monger; peddler

tízi

蹄子

[蹄子]

hoof
(old) wench
hussy

sùzi

粟子

[粟子]

(dialect) millet

bāozǐ

孢子

[孢子]

spore

qiáozǐ

樵子

[樵子]

woodcutter

màizi

麦子

[麥子]

wheat
CL:株 (zhū)

xiāozi

销子

[銷子]

a peg
a pin
dowel

lǒngzi

笼子

[籠子]

large box; trunk; chest

zǐchǒu

子丑

[子丑]

first two of the twelve earthly branches 十二地支
by ext., the earthly branches

jiǎnzi

趼子

[趼子]

callus (patch or hardened skin)
corns (on the feet)

sháozi

杓子

[杓子]

scoop

qiǎzi

卡子

[卡子]

clip
hair fastener
checkpoint

tàizi

态子

[態子]

state of matter (solid, liquid or gas)

pénzi

盆子

[盆子]

basin

piānzi

片子

[片子]

film
movie
film reel
phonograph record
X-ray image

huànzǐ

槵子

[槵子]

fruit of the Sapindus trees (used for Buddhist prayer beads)

yóuzi

油子

[油子]

dense and sticky substance
(dialect) wily old fox

chángzi

肠子

[腸子]

intestines

tāozi

绦子

[絛子]

silk ribbon or braid
lace or embroidery used for hemming

zhènzi

镇子

[鎮子]

town
village

yàozi

靿子

[靿子]

leg (aka shaft) of a boot; leg of a sock

táizi

台子

[檯子]

desk
(pool etc) table

jǐngzi

颈子

[頸子]

neck

zhīzǐ

支子

[支子]

son of a concubine or son of the wife other than her first

dǐzi

底子

[底子]

base
foundation
bottom

shēngzǐ

生子

[生子]

to give birth to a child or children

chǎngzi

场子

[場子]

(coll.) gathering place
public venue

jízi

集子

[集子]

anthology
selected writing

tàozi

套子

[套子]

sheath
case
cover
conventional method
cliché
trick
(coll.) condom

lìzi

栗子

[栗子]

chestnut

zhīzi

枝子

[枝子]

twig
branch

shuǎzi

耍子

[耍子]

to play
to have fun

bàozi

刨子

[刨子]

plane

hǔzǐ

虎子

[虎子]

tiger cub
brave young man

zhǎngzǐ

长子

[長子]

eldest son

táozi

桃子

[桃子]

peach

lóuzi

楼子

[樓子]

pavilion
variant of 婁子／娄子 (lóuzi)

jìzǐ

继子

[繼子]

stepson

liùzi

镏子

[鎦子]

a (finger) ring

yànzi

燕子

[燕子]

swallow

chóuzi

绸子

[綢子]

silk fabric
silk
CL:匹 (pǐ)

méizi

猸子

[猸子]

mongoose

zhīzi

栀子

[梔子]

cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides)

xiǎozi

小子

[小子]

(coll.) boy
(derog.) joker
guy
(despicable) fellow

jīnzi

金子

[金子]

gold

tíngzi

亭子

[亭子]

pavilion

fēizi

妃子

[妃子]

imperial concubine

bǔzi

堡子

[堡子]

village or town surrounded by earthen walls; village
Taiwan pr. (bǎozi)

jūzi

驹子

[駒子]

young horse, ass or mule
foal
colt
filly

piànzi

骗子

[騙子]

swindler
a cheat

zhēnzi

榛子

[榛子]

hazelnut

háizi

孩子

[孩子]

child

yāozi

腰子

[腰子]

kidney

wàzi

袜子

[襪子]

socks
stockings
CL:隻／只 (zhī),對／对 (duì),雙／双 (shuāng)

Shuāngzǐ

双子

[雙子]

Gemini (star sign)

tànzi

探子

[探子]

intelligence gatherer
spy
detective
scout
sound (medical instrument)
long and narrow probing and sampling utensil

qiángzǐ

强子

[強子]

hadron (particle physics)

bānzi

扳子

[扳子]

spanner
wrench
CL:把 (bǎ)

luǎnzi

卵子

[卵子]

testicles
penis

gēzi

歌子

[歌子]

song

sāizi

塞子

[塞子]

cork
plug

páozi

狍子

[狍子]

Siberian roe deer (Capreolus pygargus)

gūzi

箍子

[箍子]

finger ring (dialect)

jiǎngzi

膙子

[膙子]

(dialect) callus

Zhǎngzǐ

长子

[長子]

Zhangzi county in Shanxi 山西 ( Shānxī)

jìzi

剂子

[劑子]

piece of dough cut to the right size (for making jiaozi etc)

xiézi

鞋子

[鞋子]

shoe

kùzi

裤子

[褲子]

trousers
pants
CL:條／条 (tiáo)

chúzi

厨子

[廚子]

cook

zǐyīn

子音

[子音]

consonant

jiēzǐ

结子

[結子]

to bear seeds (of plant)

Jīnzǐ

金子

[金子]

Kaneko (Japanese surname)

tiáozi

条子

[條子]

short note
slip of paper
stripe
(slang) cop
(old) prostitute

duānzi

端子

[端子]

terminal (electronics)

jūzi

锔子

[鋦子]

clamp for mending pottery

xǐzi

喜子

[喜子]

Tetragnatha (long-jawed spider)
same as 蟢子

qiánzi

钳子

[鉗子]

pliers
pincers
tongs
forceps
vise
clamp
claw (of a crab etc)
CL:把 (bǎ)
(dialect) earring

bāngzi

梆子

[梆子]

watchman's clapper
wooden clappers with bars of unequal length
abbr. for 梆子腔 (bāngziqiāng)

zhǔzi

主子

[主子]

Master (term used by servant)
Your Majesty
operator (of machine)

bēizi

杯子

[杯子]

cup
glass
CL:個／个 (gè),隻／只 (zhī)

jīngzǐ

精子

[精子]

sperm cell; spermatozoon

huāzi

化子

[化子]

beggar (old term)
same as 花子

cházi

茬子

[茬子]

stubble

Zhūzǐ

朱子

[朱子]

Master Zhu, another name for Zhu Xi 朱熹 ( Zhū Xī)

yīnzǐ

因子

[因子]

factor
(genetic) trait
(math.) factor; divisor

chàzi

岔子

[岔子]

branch road
setback
accident
hiccup

zǐyè

子叶

[子葉]

cotyledon (first embryonic leaf)

miànzi

面子

[麵子]

(medicinal) powder

diǎnzi

点子

[點子]

spot
point
dot
speck
drop (of liquid)
droplet
point (of argument)
idea
crux
indication
pointer

biǎozi

婊子

[婊子]

prostitute
whore

yēzi

椰子

[椰子]

a coconut palm
a coconut

Jīzǐ

箕子

[箕子]

Jizi, legendary sage from end of Shang dynasty (c. 1100 BC), said to have opposed the tyrant Zhou 紂／纣 ( Zhòu), then ruled ancient Korea in the Zhou 周 ( Zhōu) dynasty

suànzi

算子

[算子]

operator (math.)

tiāozi

挑子

[挑子]

carrying pole and its load

wōzi

窝子

[窩子]

lair
den
stronghold

bǐngzǐ

丙子

[丙子]

thirteenth year C1 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1996 or 2056

zǐyuē

子曰

[子曰]

Confucius says:

mànzi

幔子

[幔子]

curtain
veil

rúzǐ

孺子

[孺子]

(literary) child

xìngzi

杏子

[杏子]

apricot

dúzǐ

独子

[獨子]

a son who is an only child

bàngzi

棒子

[棒子]

stick
club
cudgel
maize (corn)
ear of maize
corncob
(derog.) Korean

fùzǐ

附子

[附子]

monkshood (Aconitum carmichaelii)

júzi

橘子

[橘子]

tangerine
CL:個／个 (gè),瓣 (bàn)

bùzi

簿子

[簿子]

notebook
book

xiàozǐ

孝子

[孝子]

filial son

qiāozi

雀子

[雀子]

a freckle
lentigo

chìzǐ

赤子

[赤子]

newborn baby
the people (of a country)

gèzi

个子

[個子]

height
stature
build
size

liánzi

帘子

[簾子]

curtain

bízi

鼻子

[鼻子]

nose
CL:個／个 (gè),隻／只 (zhī)

jiànzi

踺子

[踺子]

somersault (in gymnastics or dance); aerial flip

quǎnzǐ

犬子

[犬子]

(literary) (humble) my son

yàozi

疟子

[瘧子]

(coll.) malaria

zhǒuzi

肘子

[肘子]

pork shoulder
(coll.) elbow

pízi

皮子

[皮子]

skin
fur

bèizi

被子

[被子]

quilt
CL:床 (chuáng)

qīngzǐ

轻子

[輕子]

lepton (particle physics)

zǐsūn

子孙

[子孫]

offspring
posterity

fènzǐ

分子

[分子]

members of a class or group
political elements (such as intellectuals or extremists)
part

dìngzǐ

定子

[定子]

(electricity) stator

zǐmín

子民

[子民]

people

yuánzǐ

原子

[原子]

atom
atomic

gùnzi

棍子

[棍子]

stick; rod

chóngzi

虫子

[蟲子]

insect
bug
worm
CL:條／条 (tiáo),隻／只 (zhī)

xiēzi

楔子

[楔子]

wedge
peg
stopper
prologue (in some modern novels)
prologue or interlude in Yuan dynasty drama

hùnzi

混子

[混子]

hoodlum
person unfit for society

dòngzi

洞子

[洞子]

cave
pit
(coll.) greenhouse

xuézi

茓子

[茓子]

long woven mat used to form a cylindrical grain bin

lóuzi

喽子

[嘍子]

variant of 婁子／娄子 (lóuzi)

jìzǐ

季子

[季子]

youngest brother
a period of two or three months

shìzi

柿子

[柿子]

persimmon
CL:個／个 (gè)

hóuzi

瘊子

[瘊子]

wart

péngzi

棚子

[棚子]

shack
shed
CL:間／间 (jiān)

máozi

毛子

[毛子]

hairy fellow
foreigner
Russian (derog.)
bandit (old)
tuft of fine hair

jiāozǐ

胶子

[膠子]

gluon (particle physics)

zǐyè

子夜

[子夜]

midnight

dìzǐ

弟子

[弟子]

disciple; follower

cèzi

册子

[冊子]

a book
a volume

kuàizi

筷子

[筷子]

chopsticks
CL:對／对 (duì),根 (gēn),把 (bǎ),雙／双 (shuāng)

lóngzi

聋子

[聾子]

deaf person

zhàngzi

帐子

[帳子]

mosquito net
CL:頂／顶 (dǐng)

duànzi

缎子

[緞子]

satin

fēnzǐ

分子

[分子]

molecule
(math) numerator of a fraction

jùnzi

菌子

[菌子]

(dialect) mushroom

shìzi

势子

[勢子]

gesture; posture

guànzi

罐子

[罐子]

jar
pitcher
pot

zǐshí

子时

[子時]

11 pm-1 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)

gǎozi

稿子

[稿子]

draft of a document
script
manuscript
mental plan
precedent

wàizǐ

外子

[外子]

(polite) my husband

qízǐ

棋子

[棋子]

chess piece
CL:個／个 (gè),顆／颗 (kē)
(fig.) a pawn (used by others for their own purposes)

táizi

台子

[臺子]

platform
stand

chúzǐ

除子

[除子]

divisor (math.)

gǎngzi

岗子

[崗子]

mound; hillock
welt (on the skin); ridge (on the road surface etc)

tánzi

弹子

[彈子]

towrope

jìngzi

镜子

[鏡子]

mirror
CL:面 (miàn),個／个 (gè)

yǐngzi

影子

[影子]

shadow
reflection
(fig.) hint
indication
influence
CL:個／个 (gè)

zhuīzi

锥子

[錐子]

awl
CL:把 (bǎ)

qīzǐ

妻子

[妻子]

wife and children

kùzi

裤子

[袴子]

variant of 褲子／裤子, trousers
pants

dúzi

犊子

[犢子]

calf

zǐqún

子群

[子群]

subgroup (math.)

tuózi

砣子

[砣子]

emery wheel

zuǐzi

嘴子

[嘴子]

mouth
beak
spout
mouthpiece

shànzi

扇子

[扇子]

fan
CL:把 (bǎ)

nìzi

泥子

[泥子]

putty (used by plumbers and glaziers)

lùzi

路子

[路子]

method
way
approach

gēngzǐ

庚子

[庚子]

37th year G1 of the 60-year cycle, e.g. 1960 or 2020

hézi

盒子

[盒子]

box
case

huázi

划子

[划子]

rowboat; small boat
oar; paddle
thin rod used to control a curtain etc

dànzi

担子

[擔子]

carrying pole and the loads on it
burden
task
responsibility
CL:副 (fù)

lázi

揦子

[揦子]

(dialect) glass bottle

ménzi

门子

[門子]

door
doorman (old)
hanger-on of an aristocrat
social influence
pull
classifier for relatives, marriages etc

jiázi

铗子

[鋏子]

tongs

dànzi

弹子

[彈子]

slingshot pellet
playing marbles
billiards
CL:粒 (lì),顆／颗 (kē)

nìzi

腻子

[膩子]

putty (same as 泥子)
frequent caller
hanger-on

dēngzi

蹬子

[蹬子]

pedal

guānzi

关子

[關子]

climax (in a story)

hēizǐ

黑子

[黑子]

black piece (in Chinese chess); black stone (in Go)
(astronomy) sunspot

jiēzi

疖子

[癤子]

(medicine) boil
furuncle
knot (in wood)

guōzi

锅子

[鍋子]

pot; pan; wok; cauldron
pot-shaped thing
hotpot

chéngzi

橙子

[橙子]

orange

gēzi

鸽子

[鴿子]

pigeon
dove
various birds of the family Columbidae

tùzi

兔子

[兔子]

hare
rabbit
CL:隻／只 (zhī)

nízi

呢子

[呢子]

woolen cloth

rénzǐ

壬子

[壬子]

forty-ninth year I1 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1972 or 2032

zànzi

錾子

[鏨子]

chisel

yuànzi

院子

[院子]

courtyard
garden
yard
patio
CL:個／个 (gè)
(old) servant

zǎnzi

拶子

[拶子]

sticks used for squeezing the fingers (old form of torture)

yīzǐ

衣子

[衣子]

covering

jiàzi

架子

[架子]

shelf
frame
stand
framework
airs
arrogance

jiēzi

节子

[節子]

gnarl
knot

niángzǐ

娘子

[娘子]

(dialect) form of address for one's wife
polite form of address for a woman

bǒzi

跛子

[跛子]

lame person
cripple

miànzi

面子

[面子]

outer surface; the outside of sth
social prestige; face

kuǎnzi

款子

[款子]

a sum of money
CL:筆／笔 (bǐ)

àizǐ

爱子

[愛子]

beloved son

gānzi

矸子

[矸子]

see 矸石 (gānshi)

jiǎozi

饺子

[餃子]

dumpling
pot-sticker
CL:個／个 (gè),隻／只 (zhī)

kuàngzi

框子

[框子]

frame (of spectacles, small ornament etc)

ānzi

鞍子

[鞍子]

saddle

yàngzi

样子

[樣子]

appearance
manner
pattern
model

liàozi

料子

[料子]

material

bǎizi

摆子

[擺子]

malaria

yóuzǐ

犹子

[猶子]

(old) brother's son or daughter
nephew

làzi

辣子

[辣子]

cayenne pepper
chili

fèngzi

缝子

[縫子]

crack
chink
narrow slit
crevice

gūzǐ

孤子

[孤子]

orphan
fatherless son

lüzi

驴子

[驢子]

ass
donkey

liànzi

链子

[鏈子]

chain

diànzi

垫子

[墊子]

cushion; mat; pad

Kǒngzǐ

孔子

[孔子]

Confucius (551-479 BC), Chinese thinker and social philosopher, also known as 孔夫子 ( Kǒngfūzǐ)

wěizi

尾子

[尾子]

tail
end
small change
odd sum remaining after large round number

túnzi

屯子

[屯子]

village

tízi

提子

[提子]

grape
raisin

shānzi

山子

[山子]

rock garden
rockery

bìzi

篦子

[篦子]

double-edged fine-toothed comb
grate

shìzǐ

士子

[士子]

official
scholar (old)

shùnzi

顺子

[順子]

a straight (poker, mahjong)

zhèngzǐ

正子

[正子]

positron
also called 正電子／正电子 (zhèngdiànzǐ)

mǎzi

码子

[碼子]

number (e.g. page or house number)
numeral (e.g. Arabic or Chinese numeral)
code sign
plus or minus sound
counter
chip (e.g. in gambling games)
price tag
ready cash at one's disposal (old)

nīzi

妮子

[妮子]

(coll.) lass
(dialect) little girl

jiǎzǐ

假子

[假子]

adopted son
stepson

bǎzi

靶子

[靶子]

target

pánzi

盘子

[盤子]

tray
plate
dish
CL:個／个 (gè)

liúzi

瘤子

[瘤子]

tumor

zǐr

子儿

[子兒]

(coll.) penny
buck

lízi

梨子

[梨子]

pear
CL:個／个 (gè)

hānzi

憨子

[憨子]

(dialect) simpleton
idiot
fool

cánzǐ

蚕子

[蠶子]

silkworm eggs

guǒzi

果子

[果子]

fruit

zhízi

侄子

[姪子]

brother's son; nephew

lóngzi

笼子

[籠子]

cage; basket; container

sùzi

嗉子

[嗉子]

the crop of a bird
(dialect) wine flask made of tin or porcelain

zhìzǐ

质子

[質子]

proton (positively charged nuclear particle)
a prince sent to be held as a hostage in a neighbouring state in ancient China

pèizǐ

配子

[配子]

gamete

chénzǐ

臣子

[臣子]

official in feudal court
subject

zǐsì

子嗣

[子嗣]

son
heir

zǒuzǐ

走子

[走子]

a move (in chess)

liánzǐ

莲子

[蓮子]

lotus seed

jùzǐ

钜子

[鉅子]

tycoon
magnate

chuízi

捶子

[捶子]

drum stick; bass drum mallet
CL:把 (bǎ)

yǎozi

舀子

[舀子]

ladle; scoop

céngzi

层子

[層子]

stratum

tǒngzi

筒子

[筒子]

tube-shaped object
tube
bobbin
(Internet slang) homonym for 同志 (tóngzhì)

zhězi

褶子

[褶子]

pleat
fold
crease
wrinkle

shāzi

沙子

[沙子]

sand
grit
CL:粒 (lì),把 (bǎ)

bìzi

箅子

[箅子]

bamboo grid for steaming food
grate; grating; grid

(coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law

háozi

貉子

[貉子]

raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)
raccoon of North China, Korea and Japan (Japanese: tanuki)
also called 狸

pàzi

帕子

[帕子]

kerchief
handkerchief
headscarf

guàzi

褂子

[褂子]

unlined upper garment

quézi

瘸子

[瘸子]

lame person (colloquial)

Lièzǐ

列子

[列子]

Lie Zi, Daoist author, said to be early Warring States period 戰國／战国 ( Zhànguó)
Daoist text in eight chapters, said to be by Lie Zi, probably compiled during WeiJin times 魏晉／魏晋 ( Wèi Jìn) (3rd century AD)

qīnzǐ

亲子

[親子]

parent and child
parent-child (relationship)
two successive generations

gěngzi

埂子

[埂子]

strip of high ground
low earth dyke separating fields

gōuzi

钩子

[鉤子]

hook

tānzi

摊子

[攤子]

booth; vendor's stall
(fig.) organizational structure; scale of operations

bāozi

包子

[包子]

bao (steamed stuffed bun)
CL:個／个 (gè)

chóuzi

筹子

[籌子]

chip; counter

gǔzi

骨子

[骨子]

ribs
frame

gānzi

杆子

[杆子]

pole

wānzi

弯子

[彎子]

bend
turn
curve

múzi

毪子

[毪子]

a type of woolen fabric made in Tibet

exciton (physics)

kuǎzi

侉子

[侉子]

person speaking with a foreign accent

chuāngzi

窗子

[窗子]

window

chāzi

叉子

[叉子]

fork
CL:把 (bǎ)

shìzi

式子

[式子]

posture
(math.) expression; formula

tuánzi

团子

[糰子]

dango (Japanese dumpling)

zhāngzi

章子

[章子]

seal
stamp

zǐzhū

子猪

[子豬]

variant of 仔豬／仔猪 (zǐzhū)

pázi

耙子

[耙子]

a rake

zòngzi

粽子

[粽子]

glutinous rice and choice of filling wrapped in leaves and steamed or boiled

jiàozi

轿子

[轎子]

sedan chair
palanquin
litter

yínzi

银子

[銀子]

money
silver

zhuìzi

坠子

[墜子]

weight
pendant
same as 墜胡／坠胡 (zhuìhú)
ballad singing accompanied by a 墜胡／坠胡 (zhuìhú)

zhuōzi

桌子

[桌子]

table
desk
CL:張／张 (zhāng),套 (tào)

jiézi

结子

[結子]

knot (on a rope or string)

bāozǐ

胞子

[胞子]

variant of 孢子 (bāozǐ)

zhānzi

毡子

[氈子]

felt (fabric)

tānzi

瘫子

[癱子]

paralyzed person

kǎnzi

坎子

[坎子]

raised ground
bank

quānzi

圈子

[圈子]

circle
ring
(social) circle

zǐjù

子句

[子句]

clause (grammar)

lìzi

粒子

[粒子]

grain (of rice)
granule

guǎizi

拐子

[拐子]

crutch
(derog.) lame person
kidnapper

Zǐcháng

子长

[子長]

Zichang county in Yan'an 延安 ( Yán'ān), Shaanxi

ǎozi

袄子

[襖子]

coat
jacket
short and lined coat or robe

jiǎozi

角子

[角子]

one Jiao coin (Mao, one-tenth of yuan)

zhuànzǐ

转子

[轉子]

(electricity) rotor

jièzǐ

介子

[介子]

meson
mesotron (physics)

yuèzi

月子

[月子]

traditional one-month confinement period following childbirth
puerperium

duìzi

对子

[對子]

pair of antithetical phrases
antithetical couplet

yǎngzǐ

养子

[養子]

adopted son
foster son

dèngzi

凳子

[凳子]

stool
small seat

dízǐ

嫡子

[嫡子]

son, esp. the eldest son, of the wife (contrasted with 庶子 (shùzǐ))

jiāzi

夹子

[夾子]

clip
clamp
tongs
folder
wallet

móuzi

眸子

[眸子]

pupil of the eye

luózi

骡子

[騾子]

mule
CL:匹 (pǐ),頭／头 (tóu)

tóuzi

骰子

[骰子]

dice

jiǎnzi

剪子

[剪子]

clippers
scissors
shears
CL:把 (bǎ)

lǐngzi

领子

[領子]

shirt collar

tiězi

铁子

[鐵子]

(slang) very close friend
bro

Zēngzǐ

曾子

[曾子]

Zengzi (505-435 BC), student of Confucius, presumed editor or author of Confucian classic the Great Learning 大學／大学 ( Dàxué)

pēnzi

喷子

[噴子]

sprayer; spraying apparatus
(slang) firearm
Internet troll; hater

lìzǐ

粒子

[粒子]

(elementary) particle
grain

zǐjué

子爵

[子爵]

viscount

zhǒngzi

种子

[種子]

seed
CL:顆／颗 (kē),粒 (lì)

yòuzi

柚子

[柚子]

pomelo (Citrus maxima or C. grandis)
shaddock
oriental grapefruit

wánzi

丸子

[丸子]

pills
balls
meatballs

fǎzi

法子

[法子]

way
method
Taiwan pr. (fázi)

gǔzi

谷子

[穀子]

millet

bēngzi

绷子

[繃子]

embroidery frame
hoop
tambour

pózi

婆子

[婆子]

old woman

sìzǐ

嗣子

[嗣子]

heir
adopted son

āizǐ

哀子

[哀子]

son orphaned of his mother

fángzi

房子

[房子]

house
building (single- or two-story)
apartment
room
CL:棟／栋 (dòng),幢 (zhuàng),座 (zuò),套 (tào),間／间 (jiān)

chǔzǐ

处子

[處子]

(literary) virgin
maiden

nièzǐ

孽子

[孽子]

unfilial son
unworthy son
illegitimate son
concubine's son

jūnzǐ

君子

[君子]

nobleman
person of noble character

Zhuāngzǐ

庄子

[莊子]

Zhuangzi (369-286 BC), Daoist author

gàizi

盖子

[蓋子]

cover
lid
shell

fènzi

份子

[份子]

one's share of expenses (e.g. when buying a gift collectively)
cash gift

páozi

袍子

[袍子]

Chinese-style gown

shuānzi

栓子

[栓子]

(medicine) embolus

fēngzi

疯子

[瘋子]

madman
lunatic

jiáozi

嚼子

[嚼子]

bit
mouthpiece

pǔzi

谱子

[譜子]

musical score

chéngzi

程子

[程子]

(Beijing dialect) see 陣子／阵子 (zhènzi)

dānzi

单子

[單子]

list of items
bill
form
bedsheet

tàizǐ

太子

[太子]

crown prince

luànzi

乱子

[亂子]

disturbance
trouble

dāozi

刀子

[刀子]

knife
CL:把 (bǎ)

tiězi

帖子

[帖子]

card
invitation
message
(forum) post

gūzi

姑子

[姑子]

husband's sister
(coll.) Buddhist nun

zǐmǔ

子母

[子母]

mother and son
interest and capital
combination of a large object and a smaller one of the same type

yízi

胰子

[胰子]

pancreas (of a domestic animal)
(dialect) soap

suōzi

梭子

[梭子]

(textiles) shuttle
cartridge clip
classifier for bullet clips and bursts of gunfire

fènzǐ

份子

[份子]

Taiwan variant of 分子 (fènzǐ)

jùzi

锯子

[鋸子]

a saw
CL:把 (bǎ)

jìzǐ

寄子

[寄子]

foster son

diànzǐ

电子

[電子]

electronic
electron (particle physics)

cāzi

擦子

[擦子]

eraser
(kitchen) grater
shredder

míngzi

明子

[明子]

see 松明 (sōngmíng)

fázi

筏子

[筏子]

raft

liàngzǐ

量子

[量子]

quantum

bǎnzi

板子

[板子]

board
plank
bamboo or birch for corporal punishment

Xīngzǐ

星子

[星子]

Xingzi county in Jiujiang 九江, Jiangxi

hàozi

号子

[號子]

work chant
prison cell
type
sort
mark
sign
signal
(Tw) brokerage firm

lúnzi

轮子

[輪子]

wheel
(derog.) Falun Gong practitioner
CL:個／个 (gè)

dānzǐ

单子

[單子]

the only son of a family
(functional programming or philosophy) monad

kǒuzi

口子

[口子]

hole
opening
cut
gap
gash
my husband or wife
classifier for people (used for indicating the number of people in a family etc)
precedent

zǐdài

子代

[子代]

offspring
child's generation

kǎizi

凯子

[凱子]

(slang) rich, good-looking guy

lúzi

炉子

[爐子]

stove
oven
furnace

zǐshí

子实

[子實]

variant of 籽實／籽实 (zǐshí)

shīzi

狮子

[獅子]

lion
CL:隻／只 (zhī),頭／头 (tóu)

ěrzi

耳子

[耳子]

handle (on a pot)

bùzi

步子

[步子]

step
pace

hēizi

黑子

[黑子]

(slang) hater; detractor

chuízi

锤子

[錘子]

hammer
CL:把 (bǎ)

mánzi

蛮子

[蠻子]

barbarian
slave servant
(old) contemptuous term for people from southern China (used by northern Chinese people)

miáozi

苗子

[苗子]

young successor
seedling
sapling

miǎozǐ

渺子

[渺子]

muon (particle physics)

xiùzi

袖子

[袖子]

sleeve

lǐzi

李子

[李子]

plum
CL:個／个 (gè)

fùzǐ

父子

[父子]

father and son

kòngzi

空子

[空子]

gap
unoccupied space or time
fig. gap
loophole

shǎzi

傻子

[傻子]

idiot
fool

zhòngzǐ

重子

[重子]

baryon (physics)

wèizi

位子

[位子]

place
seat

hēzǐ

诃子

[訶子]

chebulic myrobalan (Terminalia chebula)

shīzi

虱子

[蝨子]

louse (Pediculus humanus)

méizi

梅子

[梅子]

plum

xiāzi

瞎子

[瞎子]

blind person

shēnzi

身子

[身子]

body
pregnancy
health

zàozi

燥子

[燥子]

minced meat
Taiwan pr. (sàozi)

Shīzǐ

狮子

[獅子]

Leo (star sign)
Shihtzu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣／屏东县 ( Píngdōng Xiàn), Taiwan

mázi

麻子

[麻子]

pockmark

hǎizi

海子

[海子]

(dialect) wetlands
lake

dùzi

肚子

[肚子]

belly
abdomen
stomach
CL:個／个 (gè)

bǐngzi

饼子

[餅子]

maize or millet pancake

ànzi

案子

[案子]

long table; counter
(coll.) case (criminal, medical etc); matter; project; job

pázi

筢子

[筢子]

bamboo rake

bàozi

报子

[報子]

bearer of good news (esp. announcing success in imperial examinations)

Fāngzǐ

坊子

[坊子]

Fangzi district of Weifang city 濰坊市／潍坊市 ( Wéifāngshì), Shandong

tuózi

坨子

[坨子]

lump
heap

lízi

狸子

[狸子]

leopard cat

tūzi

秃子

[禿子]

bald-headed person
baldy

wùzi

痦子

[痦子]

nevus
mole
birthmark

tuīzi

推子

[推子]

hair clippers

xiānzǐ

仙子

[仙子]

fairy

xiāngzi

箱子

[箱子]

suitcase
chest
box
case
trunk
CL:隻／只 (zhī),個／个 (gè)

jiàozǐ

教子

[教子]

to educate one's children
godson

pàngzi

胖子

[胖子]

fat person
fatty

fǔzi

斧子

[斧子]

axe
hatchet
CL:把 (bǎ)

dǎnzi

胆子

[膽子]

courage
nerve
guts

jǐzi

虮子

[蟣子]

louse egg
nit

hànzi

汉子

[漢子]

man
fellow
(dialect) husband

dòuzi

豆子

[豆子]

bean
pea
CL:顆／颗 (kē)

páizi

牌子

[牌子]

sign
trademark
brand

mèizi

妹子

[妹子]

(dialect) younger sister
girl

xǐzi

蟢子

[蟢子]

Tetragnatha (long-jawed spider)

shàozi

哨子

[哨子]

whistle

zhūzi

珠子

[珠子]

pearl
bead
CL:粒 (lì),顆／颗 (kē)

zǐjí

子集

[子集]

subset

chuánzi

椽子

[椽子]

beam
rafter

zhàzi

栅子

[柵子]

bamboo fence

tízǐ

提子

[提子]

to capture stones (in Go)

shuāzi

刷子

[刷子]

brush
scrub
CL:把 (bǎ)

wángzǐ

王子

[王子]

prince
son of a king

yáozi

窑子

[窯子]

(old) low-grade brothel

shāizi

筛子

[篩子]

sieve
CL:面 (miàn)

zǐwǎng

子网

[子網]

subnetwork

Zǐ Lù

子路

[子路]

Zi Lu (542-480 BC), disciple of Confucius 孔夫子 ( Kǒngfūzǐ), also known as Ji Lu 季路 ( Jì Lù)

chízi

池子

[池子]

pond
bathhouse pool
dance floor of a ballroom
(old) stalls (front rows in a theater)

gǔnzi

滚子

[滾子]

roller

nánzǐ

男子

[男子]

a man; a male

cházi

𥻗子

[𥻗子]

(dialect) coarsely ground maize
corn grit

bùzi

𫗦子

[餔子]

baby food

kángbǎzi

扛把子

[扛把子]

(argot) gang leader

yělùzi

野路子

[野路子]

(coll.) unorthodox (method etc)

bāojiǎozi

包饺子

[包餃子]

to wrap jiaozi (dumplings or potstickers)

zhězile

褶子了

[褶子了]

to make a mess of sth
to bungle
to mismanage

qìbāozi

气包子

[氣包子]

quick-tempered person

chūlóuzi

出喽子

[出嘍子]

variant of 出婁子／出娄子 (chūlóuzi)

géziní

格子呢

[格子呢]

tartan
plaid

kuíhuāzǐ

葵花子

[葵花子]

sunflower seeds

zǐkōngjiān

子空间

[子空間]

subspace (math.)

sāibāngzi

腮帮子

[腮幫子]

cheek

Xīménzǐ

西门子

[西門子]

Siemens (company name)

làmèizi

辣妹子

[辣妹子]

sassy young woman or pretty girl (esp. one from China's spice belt: Guizhou, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan and Yunnan)

tǒnglóuzi

捅娄子

[捅婁子]

to make a mess of sth

Wǔ Zǐxū

伍子胥

[伍子胥]

Wu Zixu (-484 BC), powerful politician, famous as destitute refugee begging in the town of Wu

tiědànzi

铁蛋子

[鐵蛋子]

see 鐵球／铁球 (tiěqiú)

Chángzǐxiàn

长子县

[長子縣]

Changzhi county in Changzhi 長治／长治 ( Chángzhì), Shanxi

làntānzi

烂摊子

[爛攤子]

terrible mess; shambles

dàimàozi

戴帽子

[戴帽子]

to wear a hat
(fig.) to stigmatize
to be branded as

pèngdīngzi

碰钉子

[碰釘子]

to meet with a rebuff

zǐmóxíng

子模型

[子模型]

submodel

yīzhènzi

一阵子

[一陣子]

a while
a spell
a short time
a burst

lǎotóuzi

老头子

[老頭子]

(coll.) old man
(said of an aging husband) my old man

càibāozi

菜包子

[菜包子]

steamed bun stuffed with vegetables
(fig.) useless person
a good-for-nothing

Tóngzǐjūn

童子军

[童子軍]

Scout (youth organization)

shēnzigǔ

身子骨

[身子骨]

posture
upright posture

Zhǒngzidǎo

种子岛

[種子島]

Tanegashima, Japanese Island off Kyushu, the Japanese space launch site

diànzǐrén

电子人

[電子人]

cyborg

lüjūzi

驴驹子

[驢駒子]

donkey foal

ěrguāzi

耳刮子

[耳刮子]

(coll.) a slap on one's face
a cuff

dìngdiàozi

定调子

[定調子]

to set the tone

jiǎxiǎozi

假小子

[假小子]

tomboy

hónghúzi

红胡子

[紅胡子]

band of mounted bandits in Manchuria (archaic)

zhèxiàzi

这下子

[這下子]

this time

cùtánzi

醋坛子

[醋罈子]

vinegar jar
(fig.) person of a jealous nature

èrgānzi

二杆子

[二杆子]

hot-tempered
rash
hot-tempered person

liǎngkǒuzi

两口子

[兩口子]

husband and wife

shīmiànzi

失面子

[失面子]

to lose face; to be humiliated

xièdùzi

泻肚子

[瀉肚子]

see 瀉肚／泻肚 (xièdù)

kuàizituǐ

筷子腿

[筷子腿]

(coll.) skinny legs

dàyízi

大姨子

[大姨子]

sister-in-law
wife's older sister

gū'āizǐ

孤哀子

[孤哀子]

(literary) orphan

fángyázi

房牙子

[房牙子]

real estate agent (old)

bǎiyàngzi

摆样子

[擺樣子]

to do sth for show
to keep up appearances

jiàdiànzǐ

价电子

[價電子]

valency electron
outer shell of electrons

yuèzibìng

月子病

[月子病]

puerperal fever

guǒzidòng

果子冻

[果子凍]

jelly

làntàozi

滥套子

[濫套子]

platitude
pointless talk

zǐgōngtuō

子宫托

[子宮托]

pessary

àimiànzi

碍面子

[礙面子]

(not do sth) for fear of offending sb

jiāziyīn

夹子音

[夾子音]

(coll.) (neologism c. 2021) cutesy high-pitched voice

yīmǐnzi

一抿子

[一抿子]

a little bit

mànxìngzi

慢性子

[慢性子]

slow-tempered
phlegmatic
a slowcoach

xiǎogūzi

小姑子

[小姑子]

(coll.) husband's younger sister; sister-in-law

duìduìzi

对对子

[對對子]

to supply the answering phrase

jīngzǐkù

精子库

[精子庫]

sperm bank

chòujiàzi

臭架子

[臭架子]

stinking pretension
to give oneself airs and offend others
hateful arrogance

hàiyuèzi

害月子

[害月子]

morning sickness (in pregnancy)

zhèngdiànzǐ

正电子

[正電子]

positron (antiparticle of the electron)

pángàngzi

盘杠子

[盤杠子]

to carry out gymnastic tricks on horizontal bar

lǎomāzi

老妈子

[老媽子]

older female servant; amah

hēixiāzi

黑瞎子

[黑瞎子]

black bear

Niǎnzishān

碾子山

[碾子山]

Nianzishan district of Qiqihar city 齊齊哈爾／齐齐哈尔 ( Qíqíhā'ěr), Heilongjiang

yántuózi

盐坨子

[鹽坨子]

heap of salt (dialect)

àimiànzi

爱面子

[愛面子]

to like to look good in the eyes of others; sensitive about how one is regarded by others; proud

xiǎodiézi

小碟子

[小碟子]

saucer

chūlóuzi

出娄子

[出婁子]

to run into difficulties
to cause trouble

liǎndànzi

脸蛋子

[臉蛋子]

cheek
face

liàngzǐjǐng

量子阱

[量子阱]

(physics) quantum well

chuàngpáizi

创牌子

[創牌子]

(of a company) to establish a brand name

báibízi

白鼻子

[白鼻子]

cunning or sly person

ruǎndīngzi

软钉子

[軟釘子]

lit. a soft nail
fig. a tactful retort or rejection

gézijiān

格子间

[格子間]

cubicle

diànzǐyè

电子业

[電子業]

electronics industry

bàijiāzǐ

败家子

[敗家子]

spendthrift; wastrel; prodigal

hújiāozǐ

胡椒子

[胡椒子]

peppercorn
seeds of pepper

Shīzǐxiāng

狮子乡

[獅子鄉]

Shihtzu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣／屏东县 ( Píngdōng Xiàn), Taiwan

shuǎixiùzi

甩袖子

[甩袖子]

to swing one's sleeve (in anger)

gǔzilǐ

骨子里

[骨子裡]

beneath the surface; fundamentally; at the deepest level

Táibāzi

台巴子

[台巴子]

Taiwanese yokel (derog.)

bàngzimiàn

棒子面

[棒子麵]

maize cornflour
corn mush
polenta

táijiàozi

抬轿子

[抬轎子]

to carry sb in a sedan chair
flatter
sing praises

sǎngziyǎn

嗓子眼

[嗓子眼]

throat

shèlìzi

舍利子

[舍利子]

ashes after cremation
Buddhist relics (Sanskirt: sarira)

wěijūnzǐ

伪君子

[偽君子]

hypocrite

chāobǎzi

抄靶子

[抄靶子]

(dialect) to do a body search
to frisk

niúbízi

牛鼻子

[牛鼻子]

key point
crux
(old) Daoist (facetious)

zhāimàozi

摘帽子

[摘帽子]

lit. to take off a hat
fig. to be cleared of an unfair charge
rehabilitation

hàidùzi

害肚子

[害肚子]

upset stomach
stomachache

kòumàozi

扣帽子

[扣帽子]

to tag sb with unfair label
power word

shílóngzi

石龙子

[石龍子]

skink
lizard

guǎnziqián

管子钳

[管子鉗]

pipe wrench
monkey wrench

guǒzilù

果子露

[果子露]

fruit drink

yìnziqián

印子钱

[印子錢]

usury
high interest loan (in former times)

xiāngzhāngzi

香獐子

[香獐子]

musk deer (Moschus moschiferus)

diànzǐshù

电子束

[電子束]

beam of electrons

wāidiǎnzi

歪点子

[歪點子]

illegal device
devious
crooked

xiāpázi

虾爬子

[蝦爬子]

mantis shrimp

yūfūzǐ

迂夫子

[迂夫子]

pedant
old fogey

hǎiguāzǐ

海瓜子

[海瓜子]

Tellina iridescens (a bivalve mollusk)
any similar small clam

Jiāng Zǐyá

姜子牙

[姜子牙]

Jiang Ziya (c. 1100 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), partly mythical sage advisor to King Wen of Zhou 周文王 ( Zhōu Wénwáng) and purported author of “Six Secret Strategic Teachings” 六韜／六韬 ( Liùtāo), one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書／武经七书 ( Wǔjīng Qīshū)

yèzibǎn

叶子板

[葉子板]

(Tw) fender (automotive)

bāiwànzi

掰腕子

[掰腕子]

arm wrestling

gǒutuǐzi

狗腿子

[狗腿子]

dog's leg
fig. one who follows a villain
henchman
hired thug

lǎoyézi

老爷子

[老爺子]

my (your etc) old father
polite appellation for an elderly male

shuāngzǐyè

双子叶

[雙子葉]

dicotyledon (plant family distinguished by two embryonic leaves, includes daisies, broadleaved trees, herbaceous plants)

nüháizi

女孩子

[女孩子]

girl

diànzǐpán

电子盘

[電子盤]

USB flash drive; thumb drive

xiǎochǎnzi

小铲子

[小鏟子]

trowel

èdùzi

饿肚子

[餓肚子]

to go hungry
to starve

júzijiàng

橘子酱

[橘子醬]

orange jam
marmalade

yuánzǐdàn

原子弹

[原子彈]

atom bomb
atomic bomb
A-bomb

nühànzi

女汉子

[女漢子]

masculine woman

jiǎowànzi

脚腕子

[腳腕子]

see 腳腕／脚腕 (jiǎowàn)

èrliúzi

二流子

[二流子]

loafer
idler
bum

yěháizǐ

野孩子

[野孩子]

feral child

júzizhī

橘子汁

[橘子汁]

orange juice
CL:瓶 (píng),杯 (bēi),罐 (guàn),盒 (hé)
see also 橙汁 (chéngzhī)

diànzǐyún

电子云

[電子雲]

electron cloud

yījiǎzǐ

一甲子

[一甲子]

sixty years

chǔzǐxiù

处子秀

[處子秀]

debut (by a male performer or sports player)

fēiyèzi

飞叶子

[飛葉子]

(slang) to smoke pot

zǐxìbāo

子细胞

[子細胞]

daughter cell

guīsūnzi

龟孙子

[龜孫子]

(coll.) son of a bitch
bastard

bǐgǎnzi

笔杆子

[筆桿子]

pen
an effective writer

Kǒngcóngzǐ

孔丛子

[孔叢子]

the K'ung family Masters' anthology, collection of dialogues between Confucius and his disciples, possibly forged in third century by Wang Su 王肅／王肃 ( Wáng Sù)

liǎngxiàzi

两下子

[兩下子]

a couple of times
to repeat the same
the same old trick
tricks of the trade

xiézhènzǐ

谐振子

[諧振子]

harmonic oscillator (physics)

tāngpózi

汤婆子

[湯婆子]

hot-water bottle

báimázǐ

白麻子

[白麻子]

cannabis seed

dàpánzi

大盘子

[大盤子]

platter

jiàzizhū

架子猪

[架子豬]

feeder pig

xīyǐnzi

吸引子

[吸引子]

attractor (math., dynamical systems)

shíshīzi

石狮子

[石獅子]

guardian lion, a lion statue traditionally placed at the entrance of Chinese imperial palaces, imperial tombs, temples etc

zhēnzǐjí

真子集

[真子集]

proper subset

tǔfāngzi

土方子

[土方子]

(TCM) folk remedy

Púzǐ Shì

朴子市

[朴子市]

Puzi or Putzu City in Chiayi County 嘉義縣／嘉义县 ( Jiāyì Xiàn), west Taiwan

Wèi Liáozi

尉缭子

[尉繚子]

Wei Liaozi, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書／武经七书 ( Wǔjīng Qīshū), possibly written by Wei Liao 尉繚／尉缭 ( Wèi Liáo) during the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)

wàisūnzi

外孙子

[外孫子]

(coll.) daughter's son
grandson

xiàbèizi

下辈子

[下輩子]

the next life

zǐcàidān

子菜单

[子菜單]

(computing) submenu

kuàizhōngzǐ

快中子

[快中子]

fast neutrons

zhòngxiāngzi

众香子

[眾香子]

all-spice (Pimenta dioica)
Jamaican pepper

qiàobiànzi

翘辫子

[翹辮子]

(coll.) to die
to kick the bucket

jiǎzhāozi

假招子

[假招子]

to put on airs
to adopt a false attitude

zhèzhènzi

这阵子

[這陣子]

now
at present
at this juncture

zhòngshēnzi

重身子

[重身子]

pregnant
pregnant woman

láoshízi

劳什子

[勞什子]

(dialect) nuisance
pain

bīngtuózi

冰坨子

[冰坨子]

(coll.) chunks of ice

dàfēnzǐ

大分子

[大分子]

macromolecule (chemistry)

Zǐchángxiàn

子长县

[子長縣]

Zichang county in Yan'an 延安 ( Yán'ān), Shaanxi

tǒnglóuzi

捅楼子

[捅樓子]

variant of 捅婁子／捅娄子 (tǒnglóuzi)

yǎnpízi

眼皮子

[眼皮子]

eyelid

jīzǐr

鸡子儿

[雞子兒]

(coll.) hen's egg

hēiméizi

黑莓子

[黑莓子]

blackberry

ānnánzǐ

安南子

[安南子]

see 胖大海 (pàngdàhǎi)

zházǐjī

炸子鸡

[炸子雞]

crispy fried chicken

xióngxiāzi

熊瞎子

[熊瞎子]

bear
bruin

chūchàzi

出岔子

[出岔子]

to go wrong
to take a wrong turning

shīzigǒu

狮子狗

[獅子狗]

Pekingese
Pekinese

Zhāng Zǐyí

章子怡

[章子怡]

Zhang Ziyi (1979-), PRC actress

ruǎndāozi

软刀子

[軟刀子]

(lit.) the soft knife
(fig.) underhanded tactics
devious means of attack

xiāngrénzǐ

乡人子

[鄉人子]

young fellow countryman
young person from the same village

diànzǐbǎn

电子版

[電子版]

electronic edition
digital version

fùpénzǐ

覆盆子

[覆盆子]

raspberry

xiǎojiùzi

小舅子

[小舅子]

(coll.) wife's younger brother

Tánzǐ Xiāng

潭子乡

[潭子鄉]

Tanzi or Tantzu Township in Taichung County 臺中縣／台中县 ( Táizhōng Xiàn), Taiwan

guǒzijiàng

果子酱

[果子醬]

marmalade
jellied fruit

piàofànzi

票贩子

[票販子]

ticket scalper

rénfànzi

人贩子

[人販子]

human trafficker

lǎoyàngzi

老样子

[老樣子]

old situation
things as they were

xiāngzǐlán

香子兰

[香子蘭]

vanilla
Vanilla planifolia

Guō Zǐyí

郭子仪

[郭子儀]

Guo Ziyi (697-781), Chinese general who served three emperors of the Tang dynasty

chuànménzi

串门子

[串門子]

see 串門／串门 (chuànmén)

dǎdǐzi

打底子

[打底子]

to sketch
to draft
to lay the foundation

Bǎihézǐ

百合子

[百合子]

Yuriko, Japanese female given name

yèziliè

叶子列

[葉子列]

leaf arrangement
phyllotaxy (botany)

diàosǎngzi

吊嗓子

[吊嗓子]

voice training (for Chinese opera)

guāngdiànzǐ

光电子

[光電子]

photoelectron

tǒnglóuzi

捅喽子

[捅嘍子]

variant of 捅婁子／捅娄子 (tǒnglóuzi)

liàngzǐhuà

量子化

[量子化]

quantization (physics)

qiánchuànzi

钱串子

[錢串子]

string of copper coins (in ancient China)
(fig.) an overly money-oriented person
(zoology) centipede

bōsèzǐ

玻色子

[玻色子]

boson (particle physics)

diǎnzibèi

点子背

[點子背]

(coll.) to have a stroke of bad luck

wénziguǎn

蚊子馆

[蚊子館]

(jocular) public building that has been lying idle (and is thus ideal for housing mosquitos) (Tw)

zhōngzǐshù

中子数

[中子數]

neutron number

shǒubózi

手脖子

[手脖子]

wrist (dialect)

fùlízǐ

负离子

[負離子]

negative ion
anion (physics)

lēibózi

勒脖子

[勒脖子]

to throttle
to strangle

yīdùzi

一肚子

[一肚子]

bellyful (of sth)
full of (sth)

èrguǐzi

二鬼子

[二鬼子]

traitor
collaborator with the enemy

qīngxiāngzi

青葙子

[青葙子]

feather cockscomb (Celosia argentea)

shuànguōzi

涮锅子

[涮鍋子]

hot pot
a dish where thinly sliced meat and vegetables are boiled briefly in a broth and then served with dipping sauces

guāzǐliǎn

瓜子脸

[瓜子臉]

oval face

zhàopiànzi

照片子

[照片子]

to take an X-ray

chóngziyá

虫子牙

[蟲子牙]

see 蟲牙／虫牙 (chóngyá)

jiēliūzi

街溜子

[街溜子]

town idler

yīnlízǐ

阴离子

[陰離子]

negative ion
anion (physics)

jūnzǐlán

君子兰

[君子蘭]

scarlet kafir lily
Clivia miniata (botany)

xiǎocèzi

小册子

[小冊子]

booklet
pamphlet
leaflet
information sheet
menu
CL:本 (běn)

Liángzihú

梁子湖

[梁子湖]

Liangzihu district of Ezhou city 鄂州市 ( Ezhōushì), Hubei

zhīzihuā

栀子花

[梔子花]

cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides)

qīngyuánzǐ

氢原子

[氫原子]

hydrogen atom

fèimǐzǐ

费米子

[費米子]

(physics) fermion

gělüzi

葛缕子

[葛縷子]

caraway
Persian cumin (Carum carvi)

guāngbǎngzi

光膀子

[光膀子]

bare upper body
bare-chested
to bare one's chest

cǎodiànzi

草垫子

[草墊子]

straw mattress; palliasse

gǒuqǐzǐ

枸杞子

[枸杞子]

goji berry

shàozishēng

哨子声

[哨子聲]

whistling sound

yībèizi

一辈子

[一輩子]

(for) a lifetime

zuǒpiězi

左撇子

[左撇子]

left-hander

shàngguǎnzi

上馆子

[上館子]

to eat out
to eat at a restaurant

yìzibǎn

翼子板

[翼子板]

(PRC) fender (automotive)

tiàofángzi

跳房子

[跳房子]

hopscotch
to play hopscotch

huàifènzǐ

坏分子

[壞份子]

bad element; bad egg; troublemaker

chòuzǐr

臭子儿

[臭子兒]

dead bullet (one that does not fire)
a bad move (in a game of chess)

dǎpāizi

打拍子

[打拍子]

to beat time

chědúzi

扯犊子

[扯犢子]

(dialect) to talk nonsense
to chat idly

lànjúzi

烂橘子

[爛橘子]

(EA) Origin (service) (jocular)

nàzhènzi

那阵子

[那陣子]

at that time
then

diànzǐqín

电子琴

[電子琴]

electronic keyboard (music)

mǒbózi

抹脖子

[抹脖子]

to slit one's own throat
to commit suicide

lāoshízi

捞什子

[撈什子]

encumbrance
burden
that awful thing (colloquial)
nuisance

fēngxìnzǐ

风信子

[風信子]

hyacinth (flower)

bàndiàozi

半吊子

[半吊子]

dabbler
smatterer
tactless and impulsive person

liǎnbāzi

脸巴子

[臉巴子]

cheek

yuánzǐlùn

原子论

[原子論]

atomic theory

chūfènzi

出份子

[出份子]

to club together (to offer a gift)
to hold a whip-round

dìtiáozi

递条子

[遞條子]

to pass a message

dīngzihù

钉子户

[釘子戶]

householder who refuses to vacate his home despite pressure from property developers

dànzisuǒ

弹子锁

[彈子鎖]

pin tumbler lock
spring lock

diàobàngzi

吊膀子

[吊膀子]

(dialect) to flirt (derog.)

zuǒsǎngzi

左嗓子

[左嗓子]

off-key singing voice
sb who sings off-key

tóngzǐjūn

童子军

[童子軍]

child soldiers
juvenile militia

cǎopázi

草爬子

[草爬子]

tick (zoology)

zǐgōnghuán

子宫环

[子宮環]

intrauterine device (IUD)

hǎorìzi

好日子

[好日子]

auspicious day
good day
happy life

wābízi

挖鼻子

[挖鼻子]

to pick one's nose

yēzizhī

椰子汁

[椰子汁]

coconut water

tōuhànzi

偷汉子

[偷漢子]

(of a woman) to take a lover

diànzǐyān

电子烟

[電子煙]

e-cigarette
vape

lìzǐshù

粒子束

[粒子束]

beam of elementary particles

mǎjūzi

马驹子

[馬駒子]

see 馬駒／马驹 (mǎjū)

hóngbózi

红脖子

[紅脖子]

redneck

niánxiánzi

黏涎子

[黏涎子]

saliva
dribble

xùsuízi

续随子

[續隨子]

caper (Capparis spinosa)

chēlízi

车厘子

[車釐子]

(American) cherry (loanword)

yuèpózi

月婆子

[月婆子]

(coll.) lying-in woman

niúbózi

牛脖子

[牛脖子]

(coll.) bullheaded
obstinate

hēixiāngzi

黑箱子

[黑箱子]

black box (aviation), (systems theory)

dúshēngzǐ

独生子

[獨生子]

a son who is an only child

niúxìngzi

牛性子

[牛性子]

see 牛性 (niúxìng)

kāoménzi

尻门子

[尻門子]

anus (rural coll.)

Měizhìzǐ

美智子

[美智子]

Michiko, Japanese female given name
Empress Michiko of Japan (1934-)

Kǒngfūzǐ

孔夫子

[孔夫子]

Confucius (551-479 BC), Chinese thinker and social philosopher, also known as 孔子 ( Kǒngzǐ)

yījiāzi

一家子

[一家子]

the whole family

huǒkuàizi

火筷子

[火筷子]

fire tongs
hair curling tongs

tùsīzǐ

菟丝子

[菟絲子]

dodder (Cuscuta sinensis, a parasitic vine with seeds used in medicine)

diàokǎizi

钓凯子

[釣凱子]

(slang) (of women) to hunt for rich, attractive guys

zhuāzǐr

抓子儿

[抓子兒]

kids' game involving throwing and grabbing

chīguǎnzi

吃馆子

[吃館子]

to eat out
to eat at a restaurant

hànyāzi

旱鸭子

[旱鴨子]

non-swimmer

págézi

爬格子

[爬格子]

(oral) to write (esp. for a living)
to spell out laboriously on squared paper

rělóuzi

惹楼子

[惹樓子]

variant of 惹婁子／惹娄子 (rělóuzi)

jiǎoyāzi

脚鸭子

[腳鴨子]

see 腳丫子／脚丫子 (jiǎoyāzi)

Hè Zǐzhēn

贺子珍

[賀子珍]

He Zizhen (1910-1984), Mao Zedong's third wife

biǎoméngzi

表蒙子

[錶蒙子]

watch glass
crystal

zhònglízǐ

重离子

[重離子]

heavy ion (physics)

Shuāngchéngzi

双城子

[雙城子]

Shuangchengzi, former name of Ussuriisk city in Russian Pacific Primorsky region

gǔndúzi

滚犊子

[滾犢子]

(dialect) Beat it!
Scram!
Fuck off!

luōxiùzi

捋袖子

[捋袖子]

to push up one's sleeves

xīnniángzi

新娘子

[新娘子]

see 新娘 (xīnniáng)

hóuháizi

猴孩子

[猴孩子]

little devil

zuòyuèzi

坐月子

[坐月子]

to convalesce for a month following childbirth, following a special diet, and observing various taboos to protect the body from exposure to the "wind"

lìzǐliú

粒子流

[粒子流]

stream of particles
particle flow

dàizibāo

袋子包

[袋子包]

pita bread (Middle eastern flat bread)

shuǐhóuzi

水猴子

[水猴子]

mythical monster that preys on swimmers

shūdāizi

书呆子

[書呆子]

bookworm
pedant
bookish fool

yěhànzi

野汉子

[野漢子]

woman's lover

gāofēnzǐ

高分子

[高分子]

macromolecule
polymer

chānshāzi

掺沙子

[摻沙子]

to mix in some sand (e.g. when making concrete)
(fig.) to place outsiders into a monolithic group (to infiltrate or disrupt it etc)

mǎdāzi

马褡子

[馬褡子]

saddle-bag

nǎménzi

哪门子

[哪門子]

(coll.) (emphasizing a rhetorical question) what
what kind
why on earth

dùyúzi

蠹鱼子

[蠹魚子]

silverfish
CL:隻／只 (zhī)

jiǎoziguǎn

饺子馆

[餃子館]

dumpling restaurant

wēizhōngzǐ

微中子

[微中子]

neutrino (particle physics)
also written 中微子 (zhōngwēizǐ)

gānméizi

干梅子

[乾梅子]

prunes

bómiànzi

驳面子

[駁面子]

to hurt sb's feelings by rebuffing their request

jiàohuāzi

叫化子

[叫化子]

variant of 叫花子 (jiàohuāzi)

xiǎobiànzi

小辫子

[小辮子]

pigtail
(fig.) a shortcoming or evidence of wrongdoing that can be seized upon by others

guìzishǒu

刽子手

[劊子手]

executioner
headsman
slaughterer
fig. indiscriminate murderer

jìzǐnü

继子女

[繼子女]

stepchildren
adopted children

nítuǐzi

泥腿子

[泥腿子]

peasant
yokel

Liú Juānzǐ

刘涓子

[劉涓子]

Liu Juanzi, legendary alchemist and creator of magic potions

Shíhézǐ

石河子

[石河子]

Shihezi, sub-prefecture-level city in Northern Xinjiang

lāchǎngzi

拉场子

[拉場子]

(of a performer) to put on a show at an outdoor venue (temple fair, marketplace etc)
(fig.) to enhance sb's reputation
to make a name for oneself

chūluànzi

出乱子

[出亂子]

to go wrong
to get into trouble

áibǎnzi

挨板子

[挨板子]

to suffer beating
fig. to be severely criticized
to take a hammering

ěrguāizi

耳掴子

[耳摑子]

slap

háizimen

孩子们

[孩子們]

children

húnxiǎozi

浑小子

[渾小子]

(derog.) young hooligan (sometimes said in jest)

zháwánzi

炸丸子

[炸丸子]

croquettes
deep fried food balls

zǐxìtǒng

子系统

[子系統]

subsystem

mǐdàizi

米袋子

[米袋子]

(fig.) supply of grain to the public

kànyàngzi

看样子

[看樣子]

it seems
it looks as if

yòupiězi

右撇子

[右撇子]

right-hander

gǒuzǎizi

狗崽子

[狗崽子]

(coll.) puppy
(derog.) son of a bitch

jiàohuāzi

叫花子

[叫花子]

beggar

tǔbāozi

土包子

[土包子]

country bumpkin
boor
unsophisticated country person (humble, applied to oneself)
burial mound

bǎijiàzi

摆架子

[擺架子]

to put on airs
to assume great airs

zǐjíhé

子集合

[子集合]

subset (math.)

guānjiàzi

官架子

[官架子]

putting on official airs

dàbǎizi

大伯子

[大伯子]

(coll.) husband's elder brother

rǒngtiáozi

冗条子

[冗條子]

unwanted branches (of a tree etc)

zhǐyèzi

纸叶子

[紙葉子]

deck of playing cards

zhíchángzi

直肠子

[直腸子]

(coll.) forthright person

dǎgùnzi

打棍子

[打棍子]

to bludgeon
to hit with a big stick

bìngyāngzi

病秧子

[病秧子]

(coll.) invalid
sickly person

lǎobízi

老鼻子

[老鼻子]

many

bābèizi

八辈子

[八輩子]

(fig.) a long time

chábiāozi

茶藨子

[茶藨子]

gooseberry

Yángzǐjiāng

扬子江

[揚子江]

Changjiang 長江／长江 or Yangtze River
old name for Changjiang, especially lower reaches around Yangzhou 揚州／扬州

èrmáozi

二毛子

[二毛子]

lit. secondary foreigner
(derogatory term for Chinese Christians and others associated with foreigners, used at the time of the Boxer Rebellion)
(coll.) westernized Chinese person
(derog.) person of mixed Chinese and Russian blood
(slang) Ukraine
German shepherd dog
(dialect) two-year-old goat

Fāngzǐqū

坊子区

[坊子區]

Fangzi district of Weifang city 濰坊市／潍坊市 ( Wéifāngshì), Shandong

xiǎoduànzi

小段子

[小段子]

short paragraph
news article

guī'érzi

龟儿子

[龜兒子]

(coll.) bastard
son of a bitch

jiǎobózi

脚脖子

[腳脖子]

(coll.) ankle

shǒuwànzi

手腕子

[手腕子]

wrist

shǎozǐhuà

少子化

[少子化]

declining birthrate (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 少子化 "shoushika")

lümàozi

绿帽子

[綠帽子]

green hat (figuratively, a symbol of being a cuckold)

huàichángzi

坏肠子

[壞腸子]

evil person

dàjiùzi

大舅子

[大舅子]

(coll.) wife's older brother

tóngzǐniào

童子尿

[童子尿]

urine of boys under 12, used as medicine (TCM)

huādiǎnzi

花点子

[花點子]

trickery
scam

Shuāngtáizi

双台子

[雙臺子]

Shuangtai district of Panjin city 盤錦市／盘锦市, Liaoning

jiéduìzi

结对子

[結對子]

(of two parties, e.g. police and the community) to team up; to pair up; to form a cooperative association

diànzǐfú

电子伏

[電子伏]

electron volt (unit of energy used in particle physics, approximately 10⁻¹⁹ joules)

zhǎochàzi

找岔子

[找岔子]

to look for blemishes
to find fault
nitpicking

lízǐjiàn

离子键

[離子鍵]

ionic bond (chemistry)

láifúzǐ

莱菔子

[萊菔子]

radish seed (used in TCM to treat indigestion)

chūlòuzi

出漏子

[出漏子]

to take a wrong turn
to go wrong

yìnbàzi

印把子

[印把子]

seal of authority
official seal

rěluànzi

惹乱子

[惹亂子]

to stir up trouble
to get into trouble

shāxìngzi

煞性子

[煞性子]

to vent anger

tiěgézi

铁格子

[鐵格子]

iron lattice
metal grid

mínglíngzǐ

螟蛉子

[螟蛉子]

adopted son

dùsōngzǐ

杜松子

[杜鬆子]

juniper berry

fānziquán

翻子拳

[翻子拳]

Fanziquan - "Overturning Fist" - Martial Art

qǐdòngzi

启动子

[啟動子]

promoter

diàoliànzi

掉链子

[掉鏈子]

to have one's bicycle chain come off
(fig.) to let sb down; to drop the ball; to screw up

fēizixiào

妃子笑

[妃子笑]

concubine's smile, a cultivar of lychee

zhōngzǐxīng

中子星

[中子星]

neutron star

Sūn Wǔzǐ

孙武子

[孫武子]

Sun Wu, famous general, strategist and Legalist philosopher, contemporary with Confucius 孔子 ( Kǒngzǐ) (551-479 BC), author of "The Art of War" 孫子兵法／孙子兵法 ( Sūnzǐ Bīngfǎ), also known as Sun Tzu 孫子／孙子 ( Sūnzǐ)

diànzǐguǎn

电子管

[電子管]

valve (electronics)
vacuum tube

liàojuězi

尥蹶子

[尥蹶子]

(of mules, horses etc) to kick backward
to kick with the hind legs
fig. to flare up in anger
to display defiance

zhìzǐshù

质子数

[質子數]

proton number in nucleus
atomic number

fēnzǐshì

分子式

[分子式]

molecular formula

bàibǎzi

拜把子

[拜把子]

to become sworn brothers

lǎotàozi

老套子

[老套子]

old methods
old habits

jīnlíngzǐ

金铃子

[金鈴子]

chinaberry (Melia azedarach)

Dēngtúzǐ

登徒子

[登徒子]

Master Dengtu, a famous historical lecherous character
lecher; skirt-chaser

jiéliángzi

结梁子

[結梁子]

(slang) to start a feud
to have a beef

huājiàzi

花架子

[花架子]

attractive appearance, but without substance

gāogèzi

高个子

[高個子]

tall person
(of a person) tall

gāomàozi

高帽子

[高帽子]

tall conical paper hat worn as a public humiliation
dunce cap
(fig.) flattery

Lóngzihú

龙子湖

[龍子湖]

Longzihu, a district of Bengbu City 蚌埠市 ( Bèngbu Shì), Anhui

Pǐzi Cài

痞子蔡

[痞子蔡]

Rowdy Cai (1969-), Taiwanese Internet writer

Máoziguó

毛子国

[毛子國]

(derog.) Russia

rělóuzi

惹喽子

[惹嘍子]

variant of 惹婁子／惹娄子 (rělóuzi)

Jīngpiànzi

京片子

[京片子]

Beijing dialect

Guózǐjiàn

国子监

[國子監]

Imperial College (or Academy), the highest educational body in imperial China

jiūbiànzi

揪辫子

[揪辮子]

to grab sb by the queue (i.e. hair)
to seize on weak points
to exploit the opponent's shortcomings

Bàopǔzǐ

抱朴子

[抱朴子]

Baopuzi, collection of essays by Ge Hong 葛洪 ( Gě Hóng) on alchemy, immortality, legalism, society etc

pǎotuǐzi

跑腿子

[跑腿子]

(dialect) to live as a bachelor
bachelor

zhuànyāozi

转腰子

[轉腰子]

(coll.) to pace around nervously
to speak indirectly
to beat about the bush

hālázi

哈喇子

[哈喇子]

(dialect) saliva

kuàizijiè

筷子芥

[筷子芥]

Arabis, a genus of Brassica family including cress

máoháizi

毛孩子

[毛孩子]

(coll.) infant
ignorant child

diànzǐgǒu

电子狗

[電子狗]

radar detector (slang)

nǎoguāzi

脑瓜子

[腦瓜子]

see 腦瓜／脑瓜 (nǎoguā)

zǐgōngbì

子宫壁

[子宮壁]

wall of the uterus

fènziqián

份子钱

[份子錢]

gift money (on the occasion of a wedding etc)

dìyìnzi

地窨子

[地窨子]

cellar

zhēngmiànzi

争面子

[爭面子]

to do (sb) proud; to be a credit to (one's school etc)
to make oneself look good; to build up one's image

xiāngyízi

香胰子

[香胰子]

toilet soap

zuānzhuōzi

钻桌子

[鑽桌子]

to crawl under a table (e.g. as a penalty for losing in a card game)

zhāměngzi

扎猛子

[扎猛子]

to swim with head submerged

mìnggēnzi

命根子

[命根子]

see 命根 (mìnggēn)

àiyùzǐ

爱玉子

[愛玉子]

jelly fig seed (Ficus pumila var. awkeotsang)

xiàguǎnzi

下馆子

[下館子]

to eat out
to eat at a restaurant

zǐchéngxù

子程序

[子程序]

subroutine

wǔzǐqí

五子棋

[五子棋]

five-in-a-row (game similar to tic-tac-toe)
Japanese: gomoku
gobang

jiàzigǔ

架子鼓

[架子鼓]

drum kit

gǔdiǎnzi

鼓点子

[鼓點子]

drumbeat
(Chinese opera) clapper beats

yǎnzhūzi

眼珠子

[眼珠子]

eyeball
fig. the apple of one's eye (i.e. favorite person)

yīlǎnzi

一揽子

[一攬子]

all-inclusive
undiscriminating

nǎoménzi

脑门子

[腦門子]

forehead (dialect)

tùzǎizi

兔崽子

[兔崽子]

brat
bastard

yǐnjūnzi

隐君子

[隱君子]

recluse
hermit
used for homophone 癮君子／瘾君子, opium addict

hànzhūzi

汗珠子

[汗珠子]

beads of sweat

nánzǐhàn

男子汉

[男子漢]

man (i.e. manly, masculine)

Lǔ Zǐjìng

鲁子敬

[魯子敬]

Lu Zijing or Lu Su 魯肅／鲁肃 (172-217), statesman, diplomat and strategist of Eastern Wu 東吳／东吴

zhìtóuzi

掷骰子

[擲骰子]

to throw the dice

mìmǎzi

密码子

[密碼子]

codon

chūyuèzi

出月子

[出月子]

to complete the month of confinement following childbirth
cf 坐月子 (zuòyuèzi)

xiàngzimiàn

橡子面

[橡子麵]

acorn flour

yuánzǐliàng

原子量

[原子量]

atomic weight
atomic mass

Zǐzhōu Xiàn

子洲县

[子洲縣]

Zishou County in Yulin 榆林 ( Yúlín), Shaanxi

zhāitáozi

摘桃子

[摘桃子]

to harvest the fruits of sb else's labor

léngziyǎn

楞子眼

[楞子眼]

vacant look of a drunk or imbecile

shìzijiāo

柿子椒

[柿子椒]

bell pepper, aka sweet pepper

dùzitòng

肚子痛

[肚子痛]

stomachache
bellyache

mǎimiànzi

买面子

[買面子]

to allow sb to save face
to defer to

guǎnzigōng

管子工

[管子工]

plumber
pipe-fitter

lǎoyóuzi

老油子

[老油子]

(coll.) wily old fox
crafty fellow

xióngpèizǐ

雄配子

[雄配子]

male gamete; sperm cell

diànlüzi

电驴子

[電驢子]

(dialect) motorcycle

Làngkǎzǐ

浪卡子

[浪卡子]

Nagarzê county, Tibetan: Sna dkar rtse rdzong, in Lhokha prefecture 山南地區／山南地区 ( Shānnándìqū), Tibet

guāhúzi

刮胡子

[刮鬍子]

to shave

suōziyú

梭子鱼

[梭子魚]

barracuda

Hánbàngzi

韩棒子

[韓棒子]

Korean (derog.)

guāwázi

瓜娃子

[瓜娃子]

(dialect) fool
a silly

ràobózi

绕脖子

[繞脖子]

tricky
involved
to beat about the bush

rělóuzi

惹娄子

[惹婁子]

to stir up trouble
to bring trouble upon oneself

gōngyīnzǐ

公因子

[公因子]

(math.) common factor

liàojiànzi

料件子

[料件子]

see 料件子活 (liàojiànzihuó)

Shīzizuò

狮子座

[獅子座]

Leo (constellation and sign of the zodiac)

zuānkòngzi

钻空子

[鑽空子]

to take advantage of a loophole; to exploit an advantage; to seize the opportunity (esp. to do sth bad)

zǐmùlù

子目录

[子目錄]

subdirectory (computing)

nánzǐqì

男子气

[男子氣]

manly
masculine

héngméizi

横楣子

[橫楣子]

lintel

yǎngyuánzǐ

氧原子

[氧原子]

oxygen atom

Huáinánzi

淮南子

[淮南子]

miscellany of writing from the Western Han (aka Former Han)

liàngzǐmò

量子沫

[量子沫]

quantum foam (in string theory, and science fiction)

zhōngzǐdàn

中子弹

[中子彈]

neutron bomb

zhōngzǐyuán

中子源

[中子源]

neutron source

píyázi

皮牙子

[皮牙子]

(dialect) onion (loanword from Uyghur "piyaz")

yàomiànzi

要面子

[要面子]

see 愛面子／爱面子 (àimiànzi)

Tàizǐ Dān

太子丹

[太子丹]

Prince Dan of Yan (-226 BC), commissioned the attempted assassination of King Ying Zheng of Qin 秦嬴政 (later the First Emperor 秦始皇 ( Qín Shǐhuáng)) by Jing Ke 荊軻／荆轲 ( Jīng Kē) in 227 BC

jīnguīzǐ

金龟子

[金龜子]

scarab

liàngzǐlùn

量子论

[量子論]

quantum theory (physics)

làtuózi

蜡坨子

[蠟坨子]

erhua variant of 蠟坨／蜡坨 (làtuó)

qióngbàngzi

穷棒子

[窮棒子]

poor but spirited person
(old) (derog.) peasant

dōuquānzi

兜圈子

[兜圈子]

to encircle
to go around
to circle
to beat about the bush

còufènzi

凑份子

[湊份子]

to pool resources (for a gift, project etc)

zǐgōngsī

子公司

[子公司]

subsidiary company
subsidiary corporation

dàdùzi

大肚子

[大肚子]

pregnant
potbelly
big eater

Tàizǐgǎng

太子港

[太子港]

Port-au-Prince, capital of Haiti

kǔrìzi

苦日子

[苦日子]

hard times

zhézixì

折子戏

[折子戲]

opera highlights performed as independent pieces

kūbízi

哭鼻子

[哭鼻子]

to snivel (usually humorous)

lādùzi

拉肚子

[拉肚子]

(coll.) to have diarrhea

chágāngzi

茶缸子

[茶缸子]

mug
tea mug

tànshēnzi

探身子

[探身子]

to bend forward
to lean out

rèzhōngzǐ

热中子

[熱中子]

thermal neutron

hǎichángzi

海肠子

[海腸子]

(coll.) marine worm resembling intestines such as the spoon worm (echiuroid) or the peanut worm (Sipunculus nudus)

jiǎoyāzi

脚丫子

[腳丫子]

(coll.) foot

liǔzixì

柳子戏

[柳子戲]

Shandong opera

càilánzi

菜篮子

[菜籃子]

vegetable or food basket
(fig.) food supply

nügōngzǐ

女公子

[女公子]

noble lady
(honorific) your daughter

báguànzi

拔罐子

[拔罐子]

cupping technique used in TCM

láoshízi

牢什子

[牢什子]

variant of 勞什子／劳什子 (láoshízi)

jiùdiàozi

旧调子

[舊調子]

old tune
fig. conservative opinion
the same old stuff

huàxiázi

话匣子

[話匣子]

phonograph or radio (old term)
chatterbox
talkative person

dǎgǎozi

打稿子

[打稿子]

to produce a draft manuscript

liàotiāozi

撂挑子

[撂挑子]

(coll.) to quit one's job in disgust

màiguānzi

卖关子

[賣關子]

(in storytelling) to keep listeners in suspense
(in general) to keep people on tenterhooks

Luòzǐ Fēng

洛子峰

[洛子峰]

Lhotse Mountain, between Tibet and Nepal

ěrwāzi

耳挖子

[耳挖子]

earpick
curette

niàokùzi

尿裤子

[尿褲子]

to wet one's pants

gān'érzi

干儿子

[乾兒子]

adopted son (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)

chōulěngzi

抽冷子

[抽冷子]

(coll.) unexpectedly

qiābózi

掐脖子

[掐脖子]

to seize by the throat

Shuāngzǐzuò

双子座

[雙子座]

Gemini (constellation and sign of the zodiac)

diūmiànzi

丢面子

[丟面子]

to lose face

shuǎiliǎnzi

甩脸子

[甩臉子]

to grimace with displeasure
to pull a long face

sāyāzi

撒丫子

[撒丫子]

(dialect) to rush off
to scamper off double-quick
to take to one's heels
to make oneself scarce

yúntáizǐ

芸苔子

[芸苔子]

rape (Brassica campestris L.)
rapeseed plant
canola plant
a common vegetable with a dark green leaf
also called 油菜

kāikǒuzi

开口子

[開口子]

a dike breaks
fig. to provide facilities (for evil deeds)
to open the floodgates

jiānzishēng

尖子生

[尖子生]

top student

xiǎoháizi

小孩子

[小孩子]

child

chóngsūnzi

重孙子

[重孫子]

great-grandson

yàmázǐ

亚麻子

[亞麻子]

linseed

zǐmǔdàn

子母弹

[子母彈]

(military) cluster bomb
shrapnel

zǐmǔkòu

子母扣

[子母扣]

snap fastener

hùdúzi

护犊子

[護犢子]

(of a woman) to be fiercely protective of one's children

zuǐpízi

嘴皮子

[嘴皮子]

lit. lips
fig. glib talk

xiǎoyízi

小姨子

[小姨子]

(coll.) wife's younger sister; sister-in-law (term not used to directly address her)

Shīzishān

狮子山

[獅子山]

(Tw) Sierra Leone

yuánzǐduī

原子堆

[原子堆]

atomic pile (original form of nuclear reactor)

shuǎshīzi

耍狮子

[耍獅子]

to perform a lion dance

diànzǐcéng

电子层

[電子層]

electron shell (in the atom)

yángzǐ'è

扬子鳄

[揚子鱷]

Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis)

áitóuzi

挨头子

[挨頭子]

to be criticized
to suffer blame

pāipózi

拍婆子

[拍婆子]

to chase girls
to hang around with girls

fǎndiànzǐ

反电子

[反電子]

positron
also called 正電子／正电子 (zhèngdiànzǐ)

shǐxìngzi

使性子

[使性子]

to lose one's temper

diànzǐyǎn

电子眼

[電子眼]

electronic eye

zhǎngzimiàn

掌子面

[掌子面]

face (mining)

Bàngziguó

棒子国

[棒子國]

(derog.) Korea

zǐnángjūn

子囊菌

[子囊菌]

ascomycete

nánzǐdān

男子单

[男子單]

men's singles (sports)

yèmāozi

夜猫子

[夜貓子]

owl
(fig.) night owl

huóbǎzi

活靶子

[活靶子]

live target
target (of criticism etc)

chūdiǎnzi

出点子

[出點子]

to express an opinion
to offer advice

méiqǐzi

没起子

[沒起子]

(dialect) (of a person) useless
pathetic
spineless

xióngháizi

熊孩子

[熊孩子]

(dialect) little devil; brat

Sìzǐwáng

四子王

[四子王]

Siziwang banner or Dörvön-xüüxed khoshuu in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布／乌兰察布 ( Wūlánchábù), Inner Mongolia

fànggēzi

放鸽子

[放鴿子]

to stand sb up
to bail on sb

shíliuzǐ

石榴子

[石榴子]

pomegranate seeds
pomegranate arils

Dúshānzǐ

独山子

[獨山子]

Dushanzi District of Karamay City 克拉瑪依市／克拉玛依市 ( Kèlāmǎyī Shì), Xinjiang

bālízi

笆篱子

[笆籬子]

(dialect) prison

Chén Zǐ'áng

陈子昂

[陳子昂]

Chen Zi'ang (c. 661-702), Tang dynasty poet

shízǐr

石子儿

[石子兒]

cobble

fēnzǐliàng

分子量

[分子量]

molecular mass

ruǎnshìzi

软柿子

[軟柿子]

(coll.) pushover
soft touch

bìzǐjí

闭子集

[閉子集]

closed subset (math.)

hǎiyēzi

海椰子

[海椰子]

coco de mer or "sea coconut" (Lodoicea maldivica)

huángtàizǐ

皇太子

[皇太子]

crown prince

Xiāo Zǐxiǎn

萧子显

[蕭子顯]

Xiao Zixian (487-537), writer and historian of Liang of Southern Dynasties, compiler of History of Qi of the Southern dynasties 南齊書／南齐书 ( Nán Qíshū)

nàodùzi

闹肚子

[鬧肚子]

(coll.) to have diarrhea

zhènglízǐ

正离子

[正離子]

positive ion
cation (physics)

yāogǎnzi

腰杆子

[腰桿子]

waist
small of the back
(fig.) backing

Jiè Zǐtuī

介子推

[介子推]

see 介之推 ( Jiè Zhītuī)

zǐgōngjǐng

子宫颈

[子宮頸]

cervix; the neck of the uterus

guòrìzi

过日子

[過日子]

to live one's life
to pass one's days
to get along

qīngsǎngzi

清嗓子

[清嗓子]

to clear one's throat

duānjiàzi

端架子

[端架子]

to put on airs

ěrzhuìzi

耳坠子

[耳墜子]

eardrops (pendant jewelry)
earrings
CL:對／对 (duì),隻／只 (zhī)

fǎnlìzǐ

反粒子

[反粒子]

antiparticle (physics)

qiānggǎnzi

枪杆子

[槍桿子]

gun barrel

diànzǐxué

电子学

[電子學]

electronics

tuǐdùzi

腿肚子

[腿肚子]

calf (back of the leg below the knee)

tātāozi

褟绦子

[褟縧子]

lace hemming

yúgānzǐ

余甘子

[餘甘子]

Indian gooseberry (Phyllanthus emblica)

shuǎtánzi

耍坛子

[耍罈子]

to perform a jar juggling and balancing act

màimiànzi

卖面子

[賣面子]

to show deference to sb by obliging them (or by obliging sb associated with them)

tàizǐdǎng

太子党

[太子黨]

princelings, descendants of senior communist officials (PRC)

yángguǐzi

洋鬼子

[洋鬼子]

foreign devil
term of abuse for Westerners

zuǐbazi

嘴巴子

[嘴巴子]

slap

wūyúzǐ

乌鱼子

[烏魚子]

mullet roe (salted and dried)
bottarga

yuánzǐbǐ

原子笔

[原子筆]

ballpoint pen
also written 圓珠筆／圆珠笔

chēlúnzi

车轮子

[車輪子]

wheel

xiǎorìzi

小日子

[小日子]

simple life

yēzimāo

椰子猫

[椰子貓]

Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus), also called toddy cat

hālāzi

哈拉子

[哈拉子]

(dialect) saliva
also written 哈喇子 (hālázi)

jiǎsǎngzi

假嗓子

[假嗓子]

falsetto (in opera)

tànyuánzǐ

碳原子

[碳原子]

carbon atom

chuānglíngzi

窗棂子

[窗櫺子]

window lattice

Hán Fēizǐ

韩非子

[韓非子]

another name for Han Fei 韓非／韩非 ( Hán Fēi), Legalist philosopher (c. 280-233 BC)
Han Feizi, book of Legalist Philosophy authored by Han Fei 韓非／韩非 ( Hán Fēi) during the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)

hēixiázi

黑匣子

[黑匣子]

(airplane) black box

zǐwǔxiàn

子午线

[子午線]

meridian

jiàzichē

架子车

[架子車]

two-wheeled handcart

gūlìzǐ

孤立子

[孤立子]

soliton (physics)

yàyuánzǐ

亚原子

[亞原子]

subatomic

jíxìngzi

急性子

[急性子]

impetuous person
excitable person

yángdiànzǐ

阳电子

[陽電子]

positron
also called 正電子／正电子 (zhèngdiànzǐ)

ràowānzi

绕弯子

[繞彎子]

lit. to go on a long detour
fig. to speak vaguely around the topic without getting to the point
to beat about the bush

yífùzǐ

遗腹子

[遺腹子]

posthumous child

lǎomáozi

老毛子

[老毛子]

Westerner (esp. a Russian) (derog.)

càidūnzi

菜墩子

[菜墩子]

chopping board

xuēyēzi

靴掖子

[靴掖子]

double layer of padding in a boot

shīzitóu

狮子头

[獅子頭]

large meatball ("lion's head")

yìngdǐzi

硬底子

[硬底子]

(esp. of an actor) strong
capable

yǐnjūnzǐ

瘾君子

[癮君子]

opium eater
drug addict
chain smoker

Mǎ Fúzǐ

马服子

[馬服子]

Ma Fuzi (-260 BC), hapless general of Zhao 趙國／赵国 ( Zhào Guó), who famously led an army of 400,000 to total annihilation at battle of Changping 長平之戰／长平之战 ( Chángpíngzhī Zhàn) in 260 BC
also called Zhao Kuo 趙括／赵括 ( Zhào Kuò)

duōlìzǐ

多粒子

[多粒子]

many-particle (physics)

xiǎohuǒzi

小伙子

[小伙子]

young man
young guy
lad
youngster
CL:個／个 (gè)

yúzǐjiàng

鱼子酱

[魚子醬]

caviar

xiébázi

鞋拔子

[鞋拔子]

shoehorn

zháirìzi

择日子

[擇日子]

to pick an auspicious day

zhōngwēizǐ

中微子

[中微子]

neutrino (particle physics)
also written 微中子 (wēizhōngzǐ)

boyish; childish
childishness

Xīngzǐxiàn

星子县

[星子縣]

Xingzi county in Jiujiang 九江, Jiangxi

sīshēngzǐ

私生子

[私生子]

illegitimate child (male)
bastard
love child

wǔwèizǐ

五味子

[五味子]

schizandra (Schisandra chinensis)
Magnolia vine

dānzǐyè

单子叶

[單子葉]

monocotyledon (plant family distinguished by single embryonic leaf, includes grasses, orchids and lilies)

sàntānzi

散摊子

[散攤子]

to break up; to disband

huāchízi

花池子

[花池子]

flower bed

biāogèzi

彪个子

[彪個子]

tall and strong physique

yuánzǐhé

原子核

[原子核]

atomic nucleus

mustard gas

bāngziqiāng

梆子腔

[梆子腔]

a general term for local operas in Shanxi, Shaanxi, Henan, Hebei, Shandong etc
the music of such operas

zhuābiànzi

抓辫子

[抓辮子]

to grab sb by the pigtail
to seize on weak points
to exploit the opponent's shortcomings

zǒuménzi

走门子

[走門子]

see 走門路／走门路 (zǒuménlù)

jīnliùzi

金镏子

[金鎦子]

gold ring
CL:條／条 (tiáo)

dājiàzi

搭架子

[搭架子]

to put up scaffolding
to build a framework
to launch an enterprise

yīxiàzi

一下子

[一下子]

in a short while
all at once
all of a sudden

wēidiànzǐ

微电子

[微電子]

microelectronics

Zhào Zǐlóng

赵子龙

[趙子龍]

courtesy name of Zhao Yun 趙雲／赵云 ( Zhào Yún), general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms

bànbèizi

半辈子

[半輩子]

half of a lifetime

Chéngzihé

城子河

[城子河]

Chengzihe district of Jixi city 雞西／鸡西 ( Jīxī), Heilongjiang

wúhuànzǐ

无患子

[無患子]

Sapindales
order of scented bushes and trees, includes citrus fruit and lychee

nájiàzi

拿架子

[拿架子]

to throw one's weight around
to put on airs

yīgǔzi

一股子

[一股子]

a whiff of
a taint of
a thread of

ràoquānzi

绕圈子

[繞圈子]

to go around in circles
to make a detour
(fig.) to beat about the bush

èrgǎzi

二尕子

[二尕子]

scoundrel

zhèyàngzi

这样子

[這樣子]

so
such
this way
like this

yuánzǐzhōng

原子钟

[原子鐘]

atomic clock

xūlìzǐ

虚粒子

[虛粒子]

virtual particle

bǎitānzi

摆摊子

[擺攤子]

to set up a stall
(fig.) to maintain a large staff and organization

tùgāozi

兔羔子

[兔羔子]

see 兔崽子 (tùzǎizi)

Nán Hǎizi

南海子

[南海子]

Nanhaizi, name used to refer to various places, including 草海 ( Cǎohǎi), 南苑 ( Nányuàn) and the Nanhaizi Wetland in Baotou, Inner Mongolia

fēnzǐshāi

分子筛

[分子篩]

molecular sieve

yāzǐr

鸭子儿

[鴨子兒]

(coll.) duck's egg

júzishuǐ

橘子水

[橘子水]

orangeade
orange squash
CL:瓶 (píng),杯 (bēi),罐 (guàn),盒 (hé)

chéngyàngzi

成样子

[成樣子]

seemly
presentable

juémíngzǐ

决明子

[決明子]

(botany) cassia seed

yuánzǐnéng

原子能

[原子能]

atomic energy

shàngbèizi

上辈子

[上輩子]

one's ancestors
past generations
a former incarnation

qiǎbózi

卡脖子

[卡脖子]

to squeeze the throat
(fig.) to have in a stranglehold
critical

Mù Zǐměi

木子美

[木子美]

Mu Zimei, Chinese celebrity

hùnrìzi

混日子

[混日子]

to idle
to waste time

yánglízǐ

阳离子

[陽離子]

positive ion
cation (physics)

hǎilìzi

海蛎子

[海蠣子]

oyster

èrlèngzi

二愣子

[二愣子]

stupid person
dolt
rash (slang)

chūlóuzi

出楼子

[出樓子]

variant of 出婁子／出娄子 (chūlóuzi)

shāoqiézi

烧茄子

[燒茄子]

stewed eggplant

gěimiànzi

给面子

[給面子]

to show deference or praise publicly

dòumènzi

逗闷子

[逗悶子]

(dialect) to joke

dǎgézi

打格子

[打格子]

to draw a rectangular grid (e.g. of farmland)
to checker

Lóngzǐxiàn

隆子县

[隆子縣]

Lhünzê county, Tibetan: Lhun rtse rdzong, in Lhokha prefecture 山南地區／山南地区 ( Shānnándìqū), Tibet

diànzǐshū

电子书

[電子書]

electronic book
e-book
e-book reader

guǒzilí

果子狸

[果子狸]

masked palm civet (Paguma larvata)

chěsǎngzi

扯嗓子

[扯嗓子]

to raise one's voice
to speak at the top of one's voice

bǎmǎzi

把马子

[把馬子]

to pick up a girl; to get a girl

dàcházi

大𥻗子

[大𥻗子]

gruel made from coarsely ground maize

xiǎocházi

小𥻗子

[小𥻗子]

gruel made from maize ground finer than 大𥻗子 (dàcházǐ)

liángshàngjūnzǐ

梁上君子

[梁上君子]

lit. the gentleman on the roof beam
fig. a thief

huāhuāchángzi

花花肠子

[花花腸子]

(slang) a cunning plot

Shuāngtáiziqū

双台子区

[雙臺子區]

Shuangtai district of Panjin city 盤錦市／盘锦市, Liaoning

zhōngzǐfúhuò

中子俘获

[中子俘獲]

neutron capture

Shīzi Línyuán

狮子林园

[獅子林園]

Lion Grove Garden in Suzhou, Jiangsu

wǔbèizishù

五倍子树

[五倍子樹]

Chinese sumac (Rhus chinensis)

xiànxìngsuànzi

线性算子

[線性算子]

linear operator (math.)

Bāqízǐdì

八旗子弟

[八旗子弟]

child of a Manchu bannerman family (nobility)
(fig.) privileged brat

qīnzǐjiàndìng

亲子鉴定

[親子鑒定]

paternity or maternity test

zǐxiàofùcí

子孝父慈

[子孝父慈]

see 父慈子孝 (fùcízǐxiào)

cǎotáibānzi

草台班子

[草臺班子]

small, poorly-equipped theatrical troupe that tours small towns and villages
(fig.) makeshift band of individuals
rough and ready outfit

āyuèhúnzi

阿月浑子

[阿月渾子]

pistachio

rénrénjūnzǐ

仁人君子

[仁人君子]

people of good will (idiom); charitable person

Fūzǐzìdào

夫子自道

[夫子自道]

appearing to be praising others while actually praising yourself
one's criticism of others exposes one's own faults

fǎnpànfènzǐ

反叛分子

[反叛份子]

insurgent; rebel

Chéngzihéqū

城子河区

[城子河區]

Chengzihe district of Jixi city 雞西／鸡西 ( Jīxī), Heilongjiang

wángbāgāozi

王八羔子

[王八羔子]

son of a bitch
bastard

qīnshēngzǐnü

亲生子女

[親生子女]

natural child

diànzǐcídiǎn

电子词典

[電子詞典]

electronic dictionary

yuánzǐxùshù

原子序数

[原子序數]

atomic number

Dōngpōzhǒuzi

东坡肘子

[東坡肘子]

Dongpo pork shoulder, traditional dish said to have been created by Northern Song dynasty writer Su Dongpo 蘇東坡／苏东坡

Qiézihéqū

茄子河区

[茄子河區]

Qiezihe district of Qitaihe city 七台河 ( Qītáihé), Heilongjiang

Niǎnzishānqū

碾子山区

[碾子山區]

Nianzishan district of Qiqihar city 齊齊哈爾／齐齐哈尔 ( Qíqíhā'ěr), Heilongjiang

Liángzihúqū

梁子湖区

[梁子湖區]

Liangzihu district of Ezhou city 鄂州市 ( Ezhōushì), Hubei

zhèngrénjūnzi

正人君子

[正人君子]

upright gentleman
man of honor

fēnzǐyīxué

分子医学

[分子醫學]

molecular medicine

dàilümàozi

戴绿帽子

[戴綠帽子]

to have been cheated on by one's partner (formerly meant "to be a cuckold", i.e. applied to men only)

xiàngzimiànr

橡子面儿

[橡子麵兒]

erhua variant of 橡子麵／橡子面 (xiàngzimiàn)

lìzǐwùlǐ

粒子物理

[粒子物理]

particle physics

yǐngzinèigé

影子内阁

[影子內閣]

shadow cabinet

Héběibāngzǐ

河北梆子

[河北梆子]

Hebei opera

gāonénglìzǐ

高能粒子

[高能粒子]

high energy particle

wùrénzǐdì

误人子弟

[誤人子弟]

(of a lazy or incompetent teacher) to hamper students' progress
(of media) to propagate errors
to lead people astray

huóyuèfènzǐ

活跃分子

[活躍份子]

activist

yuánzǐzhìliàng

原子质量

[原子質量]

atomic mass

tóngxíngpèizǐ

同型配子

[同型配子]

isogamete

tuòmòxīngzi

唾沫星子

[唾沫星子]

sputter

Gāolíbàngzi

高丽棒子

[高麗棒子]

Korean (derog.)

hùshēnfúzi

护身符子

[護身符子]

amulet
protective talisman
charm

zǐgōngjīliú

子宫肌瘤

[子宮肌瘤]

fibroid tumor of the uterus
hysteromyoma

Kǒngzǐ Xuéyuàn

孔子学院

[孔子學院]

Confucius Institute, organization established internationally by the PRC, promoting Chinese language and culture

sīshēngzǐnü

私生子女

[私生子女]

illegitimate child
bastard
love child

Lóngzihú Qū

龙子湖区

[龍子湖區]

Longzihu, a district of Bengbu City 蚌埠市 ( Bèngbu Shì), Anhui

bǎihuājiàzi

摆花架子

[擺花架子]

lit. to arrange a shelf of flowers
superficial display (idiom)

huàdíjiàozǐ

画荻教子

[畫荻教子]

to write on the sand with reeds while teaching one's son (idiom)
mother's admirable dedication to her children's education

zhūzǐshíjiā

诸子十家

[諸子十家]

various sages and ten schools of thought
refers to the classical schools of thought, e.g. Confucianism 儒 (rú) represented by Confucius 孔子 ( Kǒngzǐ) and Mencius 孟子 ( Mèngzǐ), Daoism 道 (dào) by Laozi 老子 ( Lǎozǐ) and Zhuangzi 莊子／庄子 ( Zhuāngzǐ), Mohism 墨 (mò) by Mozi 墨子 ( Mòzǐ), Legalism 法 (fǎ) by Sunzi 孫子／孙子 ( Sūnzǐ) and Han Feizi 韓非子／韩非子 ( Hán Fēizǐ), and numerous others

shāzhìjiàozǐ

杀彘教子

[殺彘教子]

to kill a pig as a lesson to the children (idiom); parents must teach by example

diànzǐjìngjì

电子竞技

[電子競技]

video gaming (as a sport)
e-sports (abbr. to 電競／电竞 (diànjìng))

Yán Huángzǐsūn

炎黄子孙

[炎黃子孫]

descendants of the Fiery Emperor and the Yellow Emperor (i.e. Han Chinese people)

zǐdànhuǒchē

子弹火车

[子彈火車]

bullet train
Shinkansen 新幹線／新干线, Japanese high-speed train

gézimiánbù

格子棉布

[格子棉布]

gingham

qīlízǐsàn

妻离子散

[妻離子散]

a family wrenched apart (idiom)

mǎlùyázi

马路牙子

[馬路牙子]

curb

nánzǐqìgài

男子气概

[男子氣概]

masculinity
manliness

fènjīnguīzǐ

粪金龟子

[糞金龜子]

dung beetle

duōzǐduōfú

多子多福

[多子多福]

the more sons, the more happiness (idiom)

shùnfāzhōngzǐ

瞬发中子

[瞬發中子]

prompt neutron

fēnlífènzǐ

分离分子

[分離份子]

separatist

shūrénjūnzi

淑人君子

[淑人君子]

virtuous gentleman (idiom)

zhìzǐhōngjī

质子轰击

[質子轟擊]

proton bombardment

gēngzǐguóbiàn

庚子国变

[庚子國變]

the crisis year of 1900 involving the Boxer uprising and the eight nation military invasion

diànzǐfútè

电子伏特

[電子伏特]

electronvolt (eV)

wēidiànzǐxué

微电子学

[微電子學]

microelectronics

yuánzǐbàodàn

原子爆弹

[原子爆彈]

atom bomb

guānméndìzǐ

关门弟子

[關門弟子]

last disciple of a master

hóuzitōutáo

猴子偷桃

[猴子偷桃]

"monkey steals the peach" (martial arts), distracting an opponent with one hand and seizing his testicles with the other
(coll.) grabbing sb by the balls

jiéhūnshēngzǐ

结婚生子

[結婚生子]

to get married and have kids; to start a family

měirénpīzi

美人坯子

[美人坯子]

a beauty in the bud

zǐmǔpàodàn

子母炮弹

[子母炮彈]

artillery cluster bomb

zhuàngqǐdǎnzi

壮起胆子

[壯起膽子]

to proceed with sth even though scared; to put on a brave face

nǎoziyǒupào

脑子有泡

[腦子有泡]

soft in the head
brainless
dumb

xiǎojiāziqì

小家子气

[小家子氣]

petty
small-minded

sǎngziyǎnr

嗓子眼儿

[嗓子眼兒]

erhua variant of 嗓子眼 (sǎngziyǎn)

zhàodiànzǐfú

兆电子伏

[兆電子伏]

mega electron volt (MeV) (unit of energy equal to 1.6 x 10⁻¹³ joules)

tàizǐtàibǎo

太子太保

[太子太保]

tutor to the crown prince (in imperial China)

báishílázi

白石砬子

[白石砬子]

national nature reserve at Kuandian 寬甸／宽甸 in Liaoning

hǎiwàichìzǐ

海外赤子

[海外赤子]

patriotic overseas compatriot

cídānjízǐ

磁单极子

[磁單極子]

magnetic monopole

jiǎyángguǐzi

假洋鬼子

[假洋鬼子]

(derog.) wannabe foreigner, a Chinese person who apes the ways of foreigners

diànzǐyóuxì

电子游戏

[電子遊戲]

computer and video games

Xuěshān Tàizǐ

雪山太子

[雪山太子]

Meili Snow Mountains in Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州／迪庆藏族自治州 ( Díqìng Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu), Yunnan
also written 梅里雪山 ( Méilǐ Xuěshān)

luànchénzéizǐ

乱臣贼子

[亂臣賊子]

rebels and traitors (idiom)
general term for scoundrel

māokūhàozi

猫哭耗子

[貓哭耗子]

the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence
crocodile tears

guàntouqǐzi

罐头起子

[罐頭起子]

can opener

Bǐngzǐ Húluàn

丙子胡乱

[丙子胡亂]

second Manchu invasion of Korea (1636)

bàngzimiànr

棒子面儿

[棒子麵兒]

erhua variant of 棒子麵／棒子面 (bàngzimiàn)

diànzǐxìnxiāng

电子信箱

[電子信箱]

e-mail inbox

àimínrúzǐ

爱民如子

[愛民如子]

(idiom) to love the common people as one's own children (praise for a virtuous ruler)

bùfǎfènzǐ

不法分子

[不法分子]

lawbreaker; outlaw

shuǎikāibǎngzi

甩开膀子

[甩開膀子]

to throw off inhibitions
to go all out

yǒuliǎngxiàzi

有两下子

[有兩下子]

to have real skill
to know one's stuff

lángzǐyěxīn

狼子野心

[狼子野心]

ambition of wild wolves (idiom); rapacious designs

fēnzǐzájiāo

分子杂交

[分子雜交]

molecular hybridization

fánfūsúzǐ

凡夫俗子

[凡夫俗子]

common people; ordinary folk

jīngzǐmìdù

精子密度

[精子密度]

sperm concentration, often called sperm count

kǒngbùfènzǐ

恐怖分子

[恐怖分子]

terrorist

nǎozishēngxiù

脑子生锈

[腦子生銹]

lit. brains rusty
ossified thinking

dàidiànlìzǐ

带电粒子

[帶電粒子]

electrically charged particles

Shíhézǐshì

石河子市

[石河子市]

Shixenze shehiri (Shixenze city) or Shíhézǐ subprefecture level city in north Xinjiang

electronic engineering

qīngyǎnglízǐ

氢氧离子

[氫氧離子]

hydroxide ion OH-

Shèngdé Tàizǐ

圣德太子

[聖德太子]

Prince Shōtoku Taiji (574-621), major Japanese statesman and reformer of the Asuka period 飛鳥時代／飞鸟时代 ( Fēiniǎo Shídài), proponent of state Buddhism, portrayed as Buddhist saint

yǎnpíziqiǎn

眼皮子浅

[眼皮子淺]

short-sighted

Gānjǐngziqū

甘井子区

[甘井子區]

Ganjingzi district of Dalian 大連市／大连市 ( Dàliánshì), Liaoning

yòupàifènzǐ

右派分子

[右派份子]

rightist elements

bèizǐzhíwù

被子植物

[被子植物]

angiosperm (flowering plants with seed contained in a fruit)

liǎngbǎshuāzi

两把刷子

[兩把刷子]

ability
skill

nǎozijìnshuǐ

脑子进水

[腦子進水]

to have lost one's mind
crazy
soft in the head

péngjiàgézi

棚架格子

[棚架格子]

trellis latticework

Hēixiāzi Dǎo

黑瞎子岛

[黑瞎子島]

Bolshoi Ussuriisk Island in the Heilongjiang or Amur river, at mouth of the Ussuri River opposite Khabarovsk
Heixiazi (black blind man) Island

bàndàxiǎozǐ

半大小子

[半大小子]

teenage boy; adolescent boy

zǐxūwūyǒu

子虚乌有

[子虛烏有]

(idiom) to have no basis in fact; to be the product of sb's imagination

màozixìfǎ

帽子戏法

[帽子戲法]

hat trick (when one player scores three goals)

shēnshēnxuézǐ

莘莘学子

[莘莘學子]

a great number of students (idiom)

fèngzǐchénghūn

奉子成婚

[奉子成婚]

to marry after getting pregnant

Dōngyángguǐzi

东洋鬼子

[東洋鬼子]

foreign devil
wartime term of abuse for Japanese

gùjiāzǐdì

故家子弟

[故家子弟]

descended from an old family

dàhuíxiāngzi

大茴香子

[大茴香子]

aniseed

Yànzǐ Chūnqiū

晏子春秋

[晏子春秋]

Tales of Yanzi, book describing the life and wisdom of Yanzi 晏子 (-c 500 BC), famous statesman from Qi of the Warring States

jídiànzǐfú

吉电子伏

[吉電子伏]

giga electron volt GeV (unit of energy equal to 1.6 x 10⁻¹⁰ joules)

diànzǐwénjiàn

电子文件

[電子文件]

electronic document

yǒujīfēnzǐ

有机分子

[有機分子]

organic molecule

Dúshānzǐ Qū

独山子区

[獨山子區]

Dushanzi District of Karamay City 克拉瑪依市／克拉玛依市 ( Kèlāmǎyī Shì), Xinjiang

lízǐjiāohuàn

离子交换

[離子交換]

ion exchange

Nàcuìfènzǐ

纳粹分子

[納粹份子]

Nazi

chìzǐzhīxīn

赤子之心

[赤子之心]

pure and innocent like the heart of a newborn
sincere

kǎoshìjuànzi

考试卷子

[考試卷子]

see 考試卷／考试卷 (kǎoshìjuàn)

diànzǐxuéxì

电子学系

[電子學系]

department of electronics

xiàngfūjiàozǐ

相夫教子

[相夫教子]

to assist one's husband and educate the children (idiom)
the traditional roles of a good wife

zhèyīzhènzi

这一阵子

[這一陣子]

recently
currently

zǐgōngjǐngguǎn

子宫颈管

[子宮頸管]

(anatomy) cervical canal

luósīqǐzi

螺丝起子

[螺絲起子]

screwdriver

zǐmǔzhàdàn

子母炸弹

[子母炸彈]

cluster bomb

huāhuāgōngzǐ

花花公子

[花花公子]

playboy

Sūnzidìnglǐ

孙子定理

[孫子定理]

the Chinese remainder theorem

wàngzǐchénglóng

望子成龙

[望子成龍]

lit. to hope one's son becomes a dragon (idiom); fig. to long for one' s child to succeed in life
to have great hopes for one's offspring
to give one's child the best education as a career investment

fǎnmìmǎzi

反密码子

[反密碼子]

anticodon

gōngzǐgēr

公子哥儿

[公子哥兒]

pampered son of a wealthy family

děnglízǐtǐ

等离子体

[等離子體]

plasma (physics)

jiānghúpiànzi

江湖骗子

[江湖騙子]

swindler
itinerant con-man

Rìdiàndiànzǐ

日电电子

[日電電子]

NEC (Nippon Electronic Company)

Bǐngzǐ Zhànzhēng

丙子战争

[丙子戰爭]

second Manchu invasion of Korea (1636)

huǎnfāzhōngzǐ

缓发中子

[緩發中子]

delayed neutron

diànzǐshāngwù

电子商务

[電子商務]

e-commerce

tàiyánghēizǐ

太阳黑子

[太陽黑子]

sunspot

diànzǐwǎngluò

电子网络

[電子網絡]

electronic network

wánkùzǐdì

纨绔子弟

[紈絝子弟]

hedonistic son of rich parents

shuǎzuǐpízi

耍嘴皮子

[耍嘴皮子]

to talk glibly
to talk big
to be all talk

shèlìzitǎ

舍利子塔

[舍利子塔]

stupa with Buddhist relics
pagoda

Sūzhōumǎzi

苏州码子

[蘇州碼子]

Suzhou numerals, i.e. the ten numerals 〡,〢,〣,〤,〥,〦,〧,〨,〩,〸 nowadays mainly used in traditional trades such as Chinese medicine
also called 草碼／草码 (cǎomǎ)

zǐzǐsūnsūn

子子孙孙

[子子孫孫]

one's posterity

tǒngzǐmǐgāo

筒子米糕

[筒子米糕]

rice tube pudding, a single-serve column of glutinous rice topped with a sauce and garnished (Taiwanese dish, originally prepared by stuffing rice into bamboo tubes and steaming them)

yíqīqìzǐ

遗妻弃子

[遺妻棄子]

to abandon wife and children

zhèngfùdiànzǐ

正负电子

[正負電子]

electrons and positrons

diànzǐyóujiàn

电子邮件

[電子郵件]

email
CL:封 (fēng),份 (fèn)

Làngkǎzǐxiàn

浪卡子县

[浪卡子縣]

Nagarzê county, Tibetan: Sna dkar rtse rdzong, in Lhokha prefecture 山南地區／山南地区 ( Shānnándìqū), Tibet

xuěshānshīzi

雪山狮子

[雪山獅子]

Snow lion, mythological animal, a banned symbol of Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism

diéryāzi

蹀儿鸭子

[蹀兒鴨子]

to run away
to escape

jījìnfènzǐ

激进分子

[激進份子]

radicals; extremists

zǐdiānqiánzhèng

子癫前症

[子癲前症]

pre-eclampsia, toxaemia of pregnancy (medicine)

Luòtuo Xiángzi

骆驼祥子

[駱駝祥子]

Camel Xiangzi, novel by Lao She 老舍 ( Lǎo Shě)

liàngzǐlìxué

量子力学

[量子力學]

quantum mechanics

gézihuāní

格子花呢

[格子花呢]

tartan
plaid

diànzǐgōngyè

电子工业

[電子工業]

electronics industry

fànfūsúzi

贩夫俗子

[販夫俗子]

peddlers and common people
lower class

yǎnshègézi

衍射格子

[衍射格子]

diffraction grating (physics)

luòsāihúzi

落腮胡子

[落腮鬍子]

variant of 絡腮鬍子／络腮胡子 (luòsāihúzi)

guāncairángzi

棺材瓤子

[棺材瓤子]

geezer with one foot in the grave (used jokingly or as an imprecation)

gūlìzǐbō

孤立子波

[孤立子波]

instanton (math.)

yǐzhǒnglìzǐ

乙种粒子

[乙種粒子]

beta particle (electron, esp. high speed electron emitted by radioactive nucleus)

diànzǐjǐngchá

电子警察

[電子警察]

traffic camera
speed camera
closed-circuit TV police surveillance

liángjiānüzǐ

良家女子

[良家女子]

woman from a respectable family
respectable woman

diànzǐyóuxiāng

电子邮箱

[電子郵箱]

email inbox

dàhóngbízi

大红鼻子

[大紅鼻子]

rhinophyma (red nose, often related to rosacea or excessive alcohol)
brandy nose

fǎndòngfènzǐ

反动分子

[反動份子]

reactionaries; reactionary elements

zǐgōngjǐng'ái

子宫颈癌

[子宮頸癌]

cervical cancer

zhūzǐbǎijiā

诸子百家

[諸子百家]

the Hundred Schools of Thought, the various schools of thought and their exponents during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC)

kòushǐkuīzi

扣屎盔子

[扣屎盔子]

(northern dialect) lit. to cap in excrement
fig. to discredit with absurd unfounded accusations
to vilify

diànzǐkōngjiān

电子空间

[電子空間]

cyberspace

yǒuzǐcúnyān

有子存焉

[有子存焉]

I still have sons, don't I?
fig. future generations will continue the work

Sìzǐwángqí

四子王旗

[四子王旗]

Siziwang banner or Dörvön-xüüxed khoshuu in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布／乌兰察布 ( Wūlánchábù), Inner Mongolia

nánzǐlánqiú

男子篮球

[男子籃球]

men's basketball

zǐsūnniángniang

子孙娘娘

[子孫娘娘]

goddess of fertility

Kǒngzǐ Jiāyǔ

孔子家语

[孔子家語]

The School Sayings of Confucius, a supplement to the Analects
abbr. to 家語／家语 ( Jiāyǔ)

cáizǐjiārén

才子佳人

[才子佳人]

lit. gifted scholar, beautiful lady (idiom)
fig. pair of ideal lovers

chūchòuzǐr

出臭子儿

[出臭子兒]

to make a bad move (in a game of chess)

kòushǐpénzi

扣屎盆子

[扣屎盆子]

to make a scapegoat of sb
to defame
to slander

lóngshēngjiǔzǐ

龙生九子

[龍生九子]

lit. the dragon has nine sons (idiom); fig. all kinds of characters
good and bad intermingled
It takes all sorts to make a world.

dòngzuǐpízi

动嘴皮子

[動嘴皮子]

see 動嘴皮／动嘴皮 (dòngzuǐpí)

Tàizǐhéqū

太子河区

[太子河區]

Taizi district of Liaoyang city 遼陽市／辽阳市 ( Liáoyángshì), Liaoning

gǔtoujiàzi

骨头架子

[骨頭架子]

skeleton
skinny person
a mere skeleton

wǔzhuāngfènzǐ

武装分子

[武裝份子]

armed groups
fighters
gunmen

diànzǐhuòbì

电子货币

[電子貨幣]

electronic money

jíyòufènzǐ

极右分子

[極右份子]

an extreme right-winger

wánkùzǐdì

纨裤子弟

[紈褲子弟]

dandy
fop
lounge lizard

tiěbǎnqiézi

铁板茄子

[鐵板茄子]

eggplant served sizzling on a hot iron plate

duànzǐjuésūn

断子绝孙

[斷子絕孫]

to die without progeny
(offensive) may you die childless
may you be the last of your family line

bīnbīnjūnzǐ

彬彬君子

[彬彬君子]

refined gentleman

bùchéngyàngzi

不成样子

[不成樣子]

shapeless
deformed
ruined
beyond recognition
(of a person) reduced to a shadow

zìzhǐlǒuzi

字纸篓子

[字紙簍子]

see 字紙簍／字纸篓 (zìzhǐlǒu)

gǔnzizhóuchéng

滚子轴承

[滾子軸承]

roller bearing

wángbādúzi

王八犊子

[王八犢子]

see 王八羔子 (wángbāgāozi)

kěyífènzǐ

可疑分子

[可疑分子]

a suspect

diànzǐqìjiàn

电子器件

[電子器件]

electric equipment

chārùyīnzǐ

插入因子

[插入因子]

(genetics) insertion element

diànzǐshǒuzhàng

电子手帐

[電子手帳]

electronic organizer
PDA

fùcízǐxiào

父慈子孝

[父慈子孝]

benevolent father, filial son (idiom)
natural love between parents and children

shānyánghúzi

山羊胡子

[山羊鬍子]

goatee

jiāngjūndùzi

将军肚子

[將軍肚子]

beer belly (complimentary)

dítèfènzǐ

敌特分子

[敵特份子]

enemy agents in our midst
reds under the beds

dàigāomàozi

戴高帽子

[戴高帽子]

(coll.) to be the object of flattery
to be placed on a pedestal

bāoyīzhǒngzi

包衣种子

[包衣種子]

seed enclosed in artificial capsule

jījífènzǐ

积极分子

[積極分子]

enthusiast
(political) activist

xìbāoyīnzǐ

细胞因子

[細胞因子]

cytokine

hàoziwěizhī

耗子尾汁

[耗子尾汁]

you're on your own (pun on 好自為之／好自为之 (hǎozìwéizhī))

zhīshifènzǐ

知识分子

[知識分子]

intellectual
intelligentsia
learned person

diànzǐcéngshù

电子层数

[電子層數]

electron shell number (chemistry)

báimǎ-wángzǐ

白马王子

[白馬王子]

a Prince Charming; the man of one's dreams

zhuāxiǎobiànzi

抓小辫子

[抓小辮子]

to catch sb out

làngzǐhuítóu

浪子回头

[浪子回頭]

the return of a prodigal son (idiom)

bàizǐhuítóu

败子回头

[敗子回頭]

return of the prodigal son

jiāréncáizǐ

佳人才子

[佳人才子]

lit. beautiful lady, gifted scholar (idiom)
fig. pair of ideal lovers

zǎoshēngguìzǐ

早生贵子

[早生貴子]

give birth to a son soon (propitiatory compliment to newlyweds)

diǎnzizhāshǒu

点子扎手

[點子扎手]

(coll.) one's adversary is very tough

Yān Tàizǐ Dān

燕太子丹

[燕太子丹]

Prince Dan of Yan (-226 BC), commissioned the attempted assassination of King Ying Zheng of Qin 秦嬴政 ( Qín Yíng Zhèng) (later the First Emperor 秦始皇 ( Qín Shǐhuáng)) by Jing Ke 荊軻／荆轲 ( Jīng Kē) in 227 BC

liàngzǐchǎnglùn

量子场论

[量子場論]

quantum field theory

liǎngxìnglízǐ

两性离子

[兩性離子]

(chemistry) zwitterion

luòsāihúzi

络腮胡子

[絡腮鬍子]

full beard

gǒunáhàozi

狗拿耗子

[狗拿耗子]

lit. a dog who catches mice
to be meddlesome (idiom)

diānfùfènzǐ

颠覆分子

[顛覆份子]

wrecker; saboteur

huízhégézi

回折格子

[回折格子]

diffraction grating (physics)

fēngqīyìnzǐ

封妻荫子

[封妻蔭子]

to bestow a title on the wife of a deserving official and make his son heir to his titles

yìyìfènzǐ

异议分子

[異議份子]

dissidents
dissenting faction

zhǒngzixuǎnshǒu

种子选手

[種子選手]

seeded player

sǐyàomiànzi

死要面子

[死要面子]

to regard face as all-important
to consider loss of face unthinkable

mózuǐpízi

磨嘴皮子

[磨嘴皮子]

to wear out the skin of one's teeth (idiom); pointlessly blather
to talk incessant nonsense
blah blah

èrdàofànzi

二道贩子

[二道販子]

middleman
buyer and seller

yuánzǐbànjìng

原子半径

[原子半徑]

atomic radius

bànpíngzicù

半瓶子醋

[半瓶子醋]

see 半瓶醋 (bànpíngcù)

xuēziluòdì

靴子落地

[靴子落地]

lit. the boot hits the floor (idiom)
fig. a much-anticipated, impactful development has finally occurred (an allusion to a joke from the 1950s in which a young man would take off a boot and throw it onto the floor, waking the old man sleeping downstairs, who could then not get back to sleep until he had heard the second boot hit the floor)

xiāzimōxiàng

瞎子摸象

[瞎子摸象]

blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經／大般涅盘经 (dàbān Nièpánjīng)); fig. unable to see the big picture
to mistake the part for the whole
unable to see the wood for the trees

jīběnlìzǐ

基本粒子

[基本粒子]

elementary particle (particle physics)

Hútáo Jiāzi

胡桃夹子

[胡桃夾子]

The Nutcracker (ballet)

luǒzǐzhíwù

裸子植物

[裸子植物]

gymnosperm (plants with seed contained in a cone)

ràowānzǐr

绕弯子儿

[繞彎子兒]

lit. to go on a long detour
fig. to speak vaguely around the topic without getting to the point
to beat about the bush

liàngzǐjiūchán

量子纠缠

[量子糾纏]

quantum entanglement (physics)

Rìběnguǐzi

日本鬼子

[日本鬼子]

Japanese devil (common term of abuse in wartime China and in subsequent writing)

kèsīqiánzi

克丝钳子

[克絲鉗子]

wire cutting pincers

dúshēngzǐnü

独生子女

[獨生子女]

an only child

gēbozhǒuzi

胳膊肘子

[胳膊肘子]

see 胳膊肘 (gēbozhǒu)

liàojiànzihuó

料件子活

[料件子活]

piecework

jíduānfènzǐ

极端分子

[極端份子]

extremist

líyuánzǐdì

梨园子弟

[梨園子弟]

Chinese opera performers

yuánzǐwǔqì

原子武器

[原子武器]

atomic weapon

diànzǐwǔqǔ

电子舞曲

[電子舞曲]

electronic dance music

zuòyǐtàozi

座椅套子

[座椅套子]

seat cover

hézǐyīxué

核子医学

[核子醫學]

nuclear medicine

ěrgēnziruǎn

耳根子软

[耳根子軟]

credulous

jièfùshēngzǐ

借腹生子

[借腹生子]

surrogate pregnancy

fēnzǐliàolǐ

分子料理

[分子料理]

molecular gastronomy

jūnzǐzhījiāo

君子之交

[君子之交]

friendship between gentlemen, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子／庄子 ( Zhuāngzǐ))

Xīzǐpěngxīn

西子捧心

[西子捧心]

lit. Xishi clasps at her heart (idiom)
fig. a woman who is beautiful even when suffering the pangs of illness

zhǒngzizhíwù

种子植物

[種子植物]

seed plant

yātoupiànzi

丫头片子

[丫頭片子]

(coll.) silly girl
little girl

Sūnzǐ Bīngfǎ

孙子兵法

[孫子兵法]

“Art of War”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書／武经七书 ( Wǔjīng Qīshū), written by Sun Tzu 孫子／孙子 ( Sūnzǐ)

chángbǐngsháozi

长柄勺子

[長柄勺子]

ladle

hēichábiāozi

黑茶藨子

[黑茶藨子]

blackcurrant
cassis

fēnzǐyíchuánxué

分子遗传学

[分子遺傳學]

molecular genetics

diànzǐhuàyíngyè

电子化营业

[電子化營業]

e-commerce (computing)

ròubāozidǎgǒu

肉包子打狗

[肉包子打狗]

lit. to fling a meat bun at a dog (idiom)
fig. to flush (one's money or efforts) down the toilet
to kiss sth goodbye

chījiǎozilǎohǔ

吃角子老虎

[吃角子老虎]

slot machine

zhīzǐmòruòfù

知子莫若父

[知子莫若父]

nobody understands one's son better than his father (idiom)

qīngyǎnggēnlízǐ

氢氧根离子

[氫氧根離子]

hydroxide ion OH-

tiānshàngxiàdāozi

天上下刀子

[天上下刀子]

lit. knives rain down from the sky (idiom)
fig. (even if) the sky crumbles

lìzǐjiāsùqì

粒子加速器

[粒子加速器]

particle accelerator

xuěshānshīziqí

雪山狮子旗

[雪山獅子旗]

Snow lion banner, banned flag of Tibetan independence movement, featuring mythological Snow Leopard

fǎngshèzǐkōngjiān

仿射子空间

[仿射子空間]

(math.) affine subspace

lìzǐwùlǐxué

粒子物理学

[粒子物理學]

particle physics

hǔfùwúquǎnzǐ

虎父无犬子

[虎父無犬子]

lit. father a lion, son cannot be a dog (honorific); With a distinguished father such as you, the son is sure to do well.
like father, like son

tàiyánghēizǐzhōu

太阳黑子周

[太陽黑子周]

sunspot cycle

luǒzǐzhíwùmén

裸子植物门

[裸子植物門]

gymnosperm (plants with seed contained in a cone)

lǐlízǐdiànchí

锂离子电池

[鋰離子電池]

lithium ion battery

zǐgōngjǐngmǒpiàn

子宫颈抹片

[子宮頸抹片]

cervical smear (Tw)

gāofēnzǐhuàxué

高分子化学

[高分子化學]

polymer chemistry

tuōkùzifàngpì

脱裤子放屁

[脫褲子放屁]

lit. to take off trousers to fart
fig. to do something absolutely unnecessary
fig. to make things too complicated

bèizǐzhíwùmén

被子植物门

[被子植物門]

angiospermae (phylum of flowering plants with seed contained in a fruit)

qiānzhebízizǒu

牵着鼻子走

[牽著鼻子走]

to lead by the nose

yǎnpízidǐxià

眼皮子底下

[眼皮子底下]

right in front of sb's eyes
right under sb's nose
current
at the moment

diànzǐjìsuànjī

电子计算机

[電子計算機]

electronic computer

diànzǐhuánbǎotíng

电子环保亭

[電子環保亭]

"electrical junk center", site for reprocessing of old electrical and electronic equipment

shēngwùgāofēnzǐ

生物高分子

[生物高分子]

biopolymers

gǎnyāzishàngjià

赶鸭子上架

[趕鴨子上架]

lit. to drive a duck onto a perch (idiom)
fig. to push sb to do sth way beyond their ability

yuánzǐkēxuéjiā

原子科学家

[原子科學家]

atomic scientist
nuclear scientist

shèngxián Kǒngzǐniǎo

圣贤孔子鸟

[聖賢孔子鳥]

Confuciusornis sanctus (Jurassic fossil bird)

āyuèhúnzǐshù

阿月浑子树

[阿月渾子樹]

pistachio tree

mālegebāzi

妈了个巴子

[媽了個巴子]

fuck!
motherfucker!
fucking

diànzǐxiǎnwēijìng

电子显微镜

[電子顯微鏡]

electron microscope

yángdùzishǒujīn

羊肚子手巾

[羊肚子手巾]

see 羊肚手巾 (yángdùshǒujīn)

zuìdàgōngyīnzǐ

最大公因子

[最大公因子]

highest common factor HCF
greatest common divisor GCD

dàdùzijīngjì

大肚子经济

[大肚子經濟]

"Pregnancy-oriented Economy", new market conditions brought about by a predicted baby boom in China

āyuèhúnzǐshí

阿月浑子实

[阿月渾子實]

pistachio nut

Yīngshǒuyíngzikuàng

鹰手营子矿

[鷹手營子礦]

Yingshouyingzikuang district of Chengde city 承德市 ( Chéngdéshì), Hebei

jūnzǐyuànpáochú

君子远庖厨

[君子遠庖廚]

lit. a nobleman stays clear of the kitchen (idiom, from Mencius)
fig. a nobleman who has seen a living animal cannot bear to see it die, hence he keeps away from the kitchen

dàpàodǎwénzi

大炮打蚊子

[大炮打蚊子]

cannon fire to hit a mosquito
to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut

zhèngdiànzǐduàncéng

正电子断层

[正電子斷層]

PET, positron emission tomography (medical imaging method)

mópòzuǐpízi

磨破嘴皮子

[磨破嘴皮子]

to wear out one's lips (idiom)
to talk until one is blue in the face
to repeat again and again

hǔdúbùshízǐ

虎毒不食子

[虎毒不食子]

a tiger, though cruel, will not devour its cubs (idiom)
even wild beasts look after their young

lèifēngshīyīnzǐ

类风湿因子

[類風濕因子]

rheumatoid factor

mālāgebāzi

妈拉个巴子

[媽拉個巴子]

fuck!
motherfucker!
fucking

Gāoqiáo Liúměizǐ

高桥留美子

[高橋留美子]

Takahashi Rumiko, Japanese manga artist

dǎkāihuàxiázi

打开话匣子

[打開話匣子]

to start talking

duōlìzǐxìtǒng

多粒子系统

[多粒子系統]

many particle systems (physics)

pèngyībízihuī

碰一鼻子灰

[碰一鼻子灰]

lit. to have one's nose rubbed in the dirt
fig. to meet with a sharp rebuff

liǎnhóngbózicū

脸红脖子粗

[臉紅脖子粗]

red in the face
extremely angry

Xīgésīlìzǐ

希格斯粒子

[希格斯粒子]

Higgs particle (particle physics)

Xīménzǐ Gōngsī

西门子公司

[西門子公司]

Siemens AG

yángdùzimáojīn

羊肚子毛巾

[羊肚子毛巾]

see 羊肚手巾 (yángdùshǒujīn)

Xiǎochí Bǎihézi

小池百合子

[小池百合子]

KOIKE Yuriko (1952-), Japanese LDP politician, minister of defense during 2008

yīngzhuǎfānziquán

鹰爪翻子拳

[鷹爪翻子拳]

Ying Zhua Fan Zi Quan - "Eagle Claw" - Martial Art

zǐwǎngpíngbìmǎ

子网屏蔽码

[子網屏蔽碼]

subnet mask (computing)

yīgùnzidǎsǐ

一棍子打死

[一棍子打死]

to deal a single fatal blow
(fig.) to totally repudiate sb because of a minor error

chuīhúzidèngyǎn

吹胡子瞪眼

[吹鬍子瞪眼]

to get angry; to fume

fēnzǐshēngwùxué

分子生物学

[分子生物學]

molecular biology

zhútǒngdàodòuzi

竹筒倒豆子

[竹筒倒豆子]

to pour beans out of a bamboo tube
(fig.) to come clean; to make a clean breast of things

yīnlízǐbùwèi

阴离子部位

[陰離子部位]

anionic site

ā'ěrfǎlìzǐ

阿尔法粒子

[阿爾法粒子]

alpha particle (helium nucleus)

běnchūzǐwǔxiàn

本初子午线

[本初子午線]

the first meridian
the prime meridian

yīchuízimǎimài

一锤子买卖

[一錘子買賣]

a one-off, short-sighted deal
a one-shot, all-out attempt

yuánzǐfǎnyìngduī

原子反应堆

[原子反應堆]

atomic reactor

réngōngdiànzǐ'ěr

人工电子耳

[人工電子耳]

cochlear implant

qiúbāozǐjūnbìng

球孢子菌病

[球孢子菌病]

Coccidioidomycosis

Tàizǐshísānfēng

太子十三峰

[太子十三峰]

thirteen peaks of Meili Snow Mountains in Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州／迪庆藏族自治州 ( Díqìng Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu), Yunnan
also written 梅里雪山 ( Méilǐ Xuěshān)

nüzǐcānzhèngquán

女子参政权

[女子參政權]

women's suffrage

qíbózilāshǐ

骑脖子拉屎

[騎脖子拉屎]

lit. to take a dump while riding on sb's shoulders (idiom)
fig. to treat sb like garbage

Wùxū Liùjūnzǐ

戊戌六君子

[戊戌六君子]

the Six Gentlemen Martyrs of the failed reform movement of 1898, executed in its aftermath, namely: Tan Sitong 譚嗣同／谭嗣同 ( Tán Sìtóng), Lin Xu 林旭 ( Lín Xù), Yang Shenxiu 楊深秀／杨深秀 ( Yáng Shēnxiù), Liu Guangdi 劉光第／刘光第 ( Liú Guāngdì), Kang Guangren 康廣仁／康广仁 ( Kāng Guǎngrén) and Yang Rui 楊銳／杨锐 ( Yáng Ruì)

mǒyībízihuī

抹一鼻子灰

[抹一鼻子灰]

lit. to rub one's nose with dust
to suffer a snub
to meet with a rebuff

xīyǐnzǐwǎngluò

吸引子网络

[吸引子網絡]

attractor network

chuānyītiáokùzi

穿一条裤子

[穿一條褲子]

(of male friends) to have been through thick and thin together
to be like family
to share the same view of things

fēihūnshēngzǐnü

非婚生子女

[非婚生子女]

an illegitimate child

Hóngsè Niángzijūn

红色娘子军

[紅色孃子軍]

Red Detachment of Women, revolutionary opera that premiered in 1964

dēngbízishàngliǎn

蹬鼻子上脸

[蹬鼻子上臉]

lit. to climb all over sb
fig. to take advantage of sb's weakness

zhāngyúxiǎowánzi

章鱼小丸子

[章魚小丸子]

takoyaki (octopus dumpling), a Japanese snack food

dànánzǐzhǔyì

大男子主义

[大男子主義]

male chauvinism

yīkǒuchīgepàngzi

一口吃个胖子

[一口吃個胖子]

lit. to want to get fat with only one mouthful (proverb)
fig. to try to achieve one's goal in the shortest time possible
to be impatient for success

dànánzǐzhǔyìzhě

大男子主义者

[大男子主義者]

male chauvinist

Yīngshǒuyíngzikuàngqū

鹰手营子矿区

[鷹手營子礦區]

Yingshouyingzikuang district of Chengde city 承德市 ( Chéngdéshì), Hebei

yuánzǐbàopòdànyào

原子爆破弹药

[原子爆破彈藥]

atomic demolition munition

diànzǐshùjùjiāohuàn

电子数据交换

[電子數據交換]

electronic exchange of data

zǐgōngnèibìyùnqì

子宫内避孕器

[子宮內避孕器]

intrauterine device (IUD)

liàngzǐdiàndònglìxué

量子电动力学

[量子電動力學]

quantum electrodynamics QED

jījìnwǔzhuāngfènzǐ

激进武装分子

[激進武裝份子]

armed extremists

nèibàofǎyuánzǐdàn

内爆法原子弹

[內爆法原子彈]

implosion atomic bomb

mǔzǐchuízhígǎnrǎn

母子垂直感染

[母子垂直感染]

mother-to-infant transmission

ǎizilibájiāngjūn

矮子里拔将军

[矮子裡拔將軍]

lit. choose a general from among the dwarfs
fig. choose the best person available (out of a mediocre bunch)

yànkùqiúbāozǐjūn

厌酷球孢子菌

[厭酷球孢子菌]

Coccidioides immitis

nánzǐhàndàzhàngfu

男子汉大丈夫

[男子漢大丈夫]

(coll.) he-man

chīxióngxīnbàozidǎn

吃熊心豹子胆

[吃熊心豹子膽]

to eat bear heart and leopard gall (idiom)
to pluck up some courage

Diànzǐ Kējì Dàxué

电子科技大学

[電子科技大學]

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

Jiāngnánsìdàcáizǐ

江南四大才子

[江南四大才子]

Four great southern talents of the Ming, namely: Tang Bohu 唐伯虎, Zhu Zhishan 祝枝山, Wen Zhengming 文徵明／文征明 and Xu Zhenqing 徐禎卿／徐祯卿

chéngǔzilànzhīma

陈谷子烂芝麻

[陳谷子爛芝麻]

lit. stale grain, overcooked sesame (idiom); fig. the same boring old gossip

Aìdéhuá Wángzǐ Dǎo

爱德华王子岛

[愛德華王子島]

Prince Edward Island (province of Canada)

shìzitiāoruǎndeniē

柿子挑软的捏

[柿子挑軟的捏]

lit. it's the soft persimmons that people choose to squeeze (idiom)
fig. it's the weak (i.e. 軟柿子／软柿子 (ruǎnshìzi)) who get picked on
bullies pick soft targets

dúshēngzǐnüzhèngcè

独生子女政策

[獨生子女政策]

one-child policy

yuánzǐnéngfādiànzhàn

原子能发电站

[原子能發電站]

atomic power station

gōnggòngzhīshifènzǐ

公共知识分子

[公共知識分子]

public intellectual (sometimes used derogatorily)

diànzǐwěndìngchéngxù

电子稳定程序

[電子穩定程序]

(automotive) electronic stability program (ESP)

Jǐncòu Miǎozǐ Xiànquān

紧凑渺子线圈

[緊湊渺子線圈]

Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS)

cuózilǐbájiāngjūn

矬子里拔将军

[矬子裡拔將軍]

lit. to choose a general among the dwarves (idiom)
fig. to pick the best out of a bad group

Liú Juānzǐguǐyífāng

刘涓子鬼遗方

[劉涓子鬼遺方]

Liu Juanzi's medical recipes bequeathed by the ghost Huang Fugui 黃父鬼／黄父鬼

dǎzhǒngliǎnchōngpàngzi

打肿脸充胖子

[打腫臉充胖子]

lit. to swell one's face up by slapping it to look imposing (idiom); to seek to impress by feigning more than one's abilities

Xīgésībōsèzǐ

希格斯玻色子

[希格斯玻色子]

Higgs boson (particle physics)

zhōngzǐshèxiànshèyǐng

中子射线摄影

[中子射線攝影]

neutron radiography

Oūzhōu Hézǐ Zhōngxīn

欧洲核子中心

[歐洲核子中心]

European Organization for Nuclear Research CERN, at Geneva

liàngzǐsèdònglìxué

量子色动力学

[量子色動力學]

quantum chromodynamics (particle physics)

lǎopóháizirèkàngtou

老婆孩子热炕头

[老婆孩子熱炕頭]

wife, kids and a warm bed (idiom)
the simple and good life

ōuzhōuyuánzǐnéngliányíng

欧洲原子能联营

[歐洲原子能聯營]

Euratom

tìtóutiāoziyītóurè

剃头挑子一头热

[剃頭挑子一頭熱]

lit. only one end of the barber's pole is hot (idiom)
fig. one-sided enthusiasm
one party is interested, but the other, not so much
(Note: In former days, street barbers carried their equipment on a pole, with tools and a stool at one end and a brazier at the other.)

chūtóudechuánzixiānlàn

出头的椽子先烂

[出頭的椽子先爛]

lit. rafters that jut out rot first (idiom)
fig. anyone who makes himself conspicuous will be targeted for attack

tóufahúziyībǎzhuā

头发胡子一把抓

[頭髮鬍子一把抓]

lit. hair and beard all in one stroke
fig. to handle different things by the same method
one method to solve all problems
one size fits all

yǎnlǐróngbudéshāzi

眼里容不得沙子

[眼裡容不得沙子]

can't bear having grit in one's eye (idiom)
unable to put sth objectionable out of one's mind
not prepared to turn a blind eye

yīcháotiānzǐyīcháochén

一朝天子一朝臣

[一朝天子一朝臣]

new emperor, new officials (idiom)
a new chief brings in new aides

zhǐzhehéshangmàtūzi

指着和尚骂秃子

[指著和尚罵禿子]

lit. to insult a bald man while pointing at a monk (idiom)
fig. to insult indirectly
to criticize obliquely

bùjiàntùzibùsāyīng

不见兔子不撒鹰

[不見兔子不撒鷹]

you don't release the hawk until you've seen the hare (idiom)
one doesn't act before one is sure to succeed

zhèngdiànzǐfāshècéngxī

正电子发射层析

[正電子發射層析]

positron emission tomography (PET)

xiétiānzǐyǐlìngtiānxià

挟天子以令天下

[挾天子以令天下]

(expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control the whole country

jūnzǐdòngkǒubùdòngshǒu

君子动口不动手

[君子動口不動手]

a gentleman uses his mouth and not his fist

Dàxíng Qiángzǐ Duìzhuàng Jī

大型强子对撞机

[大型強子對撞機]

Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN, Geneva, Switzerland

jiǔxiāngbùpàxiàngzishēn

酒香不怕巷子深

[酒香不怕巷子深]

fragrant wine fears no dark alley (idiom)
quality goods need no advertising

yǒuchóubùbàofēijūnzǐ

有仇不报非君子

[有仇不報非君子]

a real man, if he takes a hit, will seek to even the score (idiom)

héngtiāobízishùtiāoyǎn

横挑鼻子竖挑眼

[橫挑鼻子豎挑眼]

to pick on sth incessantly (idiom)
to criticize right and left

nüzǐwúcáibiànshìdé

女子无才便是德

[女子無才便是德]

a woman's virtue is to have no talent (idiom)

bǎxīnfàngzàidùzilǐ

把心放在肚子里

[把心放在肚子裡]

(coll.) to be completely at ease

shítou,jiǎnzi,bù

石头、剪子、布

[石頭、剪子、布]

rock-paper-scissors (hand game)

jūnzǐbùjìxiǎorénguò

君子不计小人过

[君子不計小人過]

see 大人不記小人過／大人不记小人过 (dàrénbùjìxiǎorénguò)

Yuánzǐ Kēxuéjiā Tōngbào

原子科学家通报

[原子科學家通報]

Journal of Atomic Scientists

yīkǒuchībùchéngpàngzi

一口吃不成胖子

[一口吃不成胖子]

lit. you cannot get fat with only one mouthful (proverb)
fig. any significant achievement requires time, effort and persistence

zhèngdiànzǐfāshètǐcéng

正电子发射体层

[正電子發射體層]

PET, positron emission tomography (medical imaging method)

tùzibùchīwōbiāncǎo

兔子不吃窝边草

[兔子不吃窩邊草]

lit. a rabbit never eats the grass beside its own burrow (idiom)
fig. even a scoundrel does not do harm in his immediate neighborhood

zhǔshúdeyāzifēile

煮熟的鸭子飞了

[煮熟的鴨子飛了]

the cooked duck flew away (proverb)
(fig.) to let a sure thing slip through one's fingers

yǎnlǐróubudéshāzi

眼里揉不得沙子

[眼裡揉不得沙子]

see 眼裡容不得沙子／眼里容不得沙子 (yǎnlǐróngbudéshāzi)

sǐyàomiànzihuóshòuzuì

死要面子活受罪

[死要面子活受罪]

to go through hell for the sake of keeping up appearances (idiom)

shēnzhèngbùpàyǐngzixié

身正不怕影子斜

[身正不怕影子斜]

lit. when a man stands straight, he doesn't worry that his shadow is slanting (idiom)
fig. as long as one conducts oneself honorably, one need not worry about what people think; a clean hand wants no washing

làngzǐhuítóujīnbùhuàn

浪子回头金不换

[浪子回頭金不換]

a prodigal son returned home is worth more than gold

tùziwěibachángbuliǎo

兔子尾巴长不了

[兔子尾巴長不了]

rabbits don't have long tails (idiom)
its days are numbered
won't last long

méimaohúziyībǎzhuā

眉毛胡子一把抓

[眉毛鬍子一把抓]

careless
any-old-how, regardless of the specific task

wénzizàixiǎoyěshìròu

蚊子再小也是肉

[蚊子再小也是肉]

lit. even a mosquito, though tiny, provides some nourishment (idiom)
fig. it's better than nothing

xiāmāopèngshàngsǐhàozi

瞎猫碰上死耗子

[瞎貓碰上死耗子]

a blind cat finds a dead mouse (idiom)
blind luck

yǒuqífùbìyǒuqízǐ

有其父必有其子

[有其父必有其子]

like father, like son (idiom)

xiétiānzǐyǐlìngzhūhóu

挟天子以令诸侯

[挾天子以令諸侯]

(expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control his vassals

dāozizuǐ,dòufuxīn

刀子嘴，豆腐心

[刀子嘴，豆腐心]

to have a sharp tongue but a soft heart (idiom)

jūnzǐzhījiāodànrúshuǐ

君子之交淡如水

[君子之交淡如水]

a gentleman's friendship, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子／庄子 ( Zhuāngzǐ))

Mànhélián Nüzǐ Xuéyuàn

曼荷莲女子学院

[曼荷蓮女子學院]

see 曼荷蓮學院／曼荷莲学院 ( Mànhélián Xuéyuàn)

Guójì Yuánzǐnéng Jīgòu

国际原子能机构

[國際原子能機構]

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

yànzixiánnílěidàwō

燕子衔泥垒大窝

[燕子銜泥壘大窩]

the swallow's nest is built one beakful of mud at a time (idiom)
many a little makes a mickle

biérenqiānlünǐbájuézi

别人牵驴你拔橛子

[別人牽驢你拔橛子]

lit. someone else stole the donkey; you only pulled up the stake it was tethered to (idiom)
fig. you're the least culpable, but you're the one who gets the blame

huìkūdeháiziyǒutángchī

会哭的孩子有糖吃

[會哭的孩子有糖吃]

lit. the child who cries gets the candy (idiom)
fig. the squeaky wheel gets the grease

Xī'ān Diànzǐ Kējì Dàxué

西安电子科技大学

[西安電子科技大學]

Xidian University

dāozizuǐba,dòufuxīn

刀子嘴巴，豆腐心

[刀子嘴巴，豆腐心]

lit. knife mouth but heart of bean curd; sharp tongue concealing a caring heart

bāoziyǒuròubùzàizhěshàng

包子有肉不在褶上

[包子有肉不在褶上]

a book is not judged by its cover (idiom)

huìkūdeháiziyǒunǎichī

会哭的孩子有奶吃

[會哭的孩子有奶吃]

lit. a child who cries gets to feed at the breast (idiom)
fig. the squeaky wheel gets the grease

dōngyīlángtóuxīyībàngzi

东一榔头西一棒子

[東一榔頭西一棒子]

banging away clumsily in all directions with no overall vision

Oūzhōu Hézǐ Yánjiū Zhōngxīn

欧洲核子研究中心

[歐洲核子研究中心]

European Organization for Nuclear Research CERN, at Geneva

yuánzhūxínglízǐjiāohuànjì

圆珠形离子交换剂

[圓珠形離子交換劑]

bead-type ion exchanger

Rìběn Yuánzǐ Néng Yánjiūsuǒ

日本原子能研究所

[日本原子能研究所]

Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute

jūnzǐyīyán,sìmǎnánzhuī

君子一言，驷马难追

[君子一言，駟馬難追]

a nobleman's word is his bond (proverb)

Gélínnízhìběnchūzǐwǔxiàn

格林尼治本初子午线

[格林尼治本初子午線]

the Greenwich meridian

jūnzibàochóu,shíniánbùwǎn

君子报仇，十年不晚

[君子報仇，十年不晚]

lit. for a nobleman to take revenge, ten years is not too long (idiom)
fig. revenge is a dish best served cold

Zhōngguó Guójiā Yuánzǐnéng Jīgòu

中国国家原子能机构

[中國國家原子能機構]

China Atomic Energy Agency (CAEA)

yǐzǐzhīmáo,gōngzǐzhīdùn

以子之矛，攻子之盾

[以子之矛，攻子之盾]

lit. use sb's spear to attack his shield (idiom, derived from Han Feizi 韓非子／韩非子); turning a weapon against its owner
fig. to attack an opponent using his own devices
hoist with his own petard

zhèngdiànzǐzhàoshèduàncéngshèyǐng

正电子照射断层摄影

[正電子照射斷層攝影]

positrion emission tomography (PET)

shěbùdeháizitàobùzhùláng

舍不得孩子套不住狼

[捨不得孩子套不住狼]

one who is not prepared to risk his child will never catch the wolf (proverb)
(fig.) one who is unwilling to take risks will not achieve great things

bùrùhǔxué,yāndéhǔzǐ

不入虎穴，焉得虎子

[不入虎穴，焉得虎子]

How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

jìyàodāngbiǎoziyòuyàolìpáifāng

既要当婊子又要立牌坊

[既要當婊子又要立牌坊]

see 又想當婊子又想立牌坊／又想当婊子又想立牌坊 (yòuxiǎngdāngbiǎoziyòuxiǎnglìpáifāng)

bùzitàidà,róngyìchězhedàn

步子太大，容易扯着蛋

[步子太大，容易扯著蛋]

if you take too big a stride, you could easily rip your balls (catchphrase) (line spoken by actor 葛優／葛优 ( Gě Yōu) in the 2010 action comedy movie 讓子彈飛／让子弹飞 ( Ràng Zǐdàn Fēi))
(fig.) take things one step at a time

línzidàle,shénmeniǎodōuyǒu

林子大了，什么鸟都有

[林子大了，什麼鳥都有]

it takes all sorts (to make a world) (idiom)

zhèngdiànzǐfāshèjìsuànjīduàncéng

正电子发射计算机断层

[正電子發射計算機斷層]

PET, positron emission tomography (medical imaging method)

zhèngdiànzǐfāshèduàncéngzhàoxiāngshù

正电子发射断层照相术

[正電子發射斷層照相術]

positron emission tomography (PET)

yòuxiǎngdāngbiǎoziyòuxiǎnglìpáifāng

又想当婊子又想立牌坊

[又想當婊子又想立牌坊]

lit. to lead the life of a whore but still want a monument put up to one's chastity (idiom)
fig. to have bad intentions but still want a good reputation
to want to have one's cake and eat it too

dǎdiàoményá,wǎngdùzilǐyàn

打掉门牙，往肚子里咽

[打掉門牙，往肚子裡嚥]

lit. to swallow one's knocked-out teeth after getting punched in the face (idiom)
fig. to endure bullying or insults stoically

shìluózishìmǎ,lāchūlailiùliu

是骡子是马，拉出来遛遛

[是騾子是馬，拉出來遛遛]

see 是騾子是馬，牽出來遛遛／是骡子是马，牵出来遛遛 (shìluózishìmǎ,qiānchūlailiùliu)

shānzhōngwúlǎohǔ,hóuzichēngdàwáng

山中无老虎，猴子称大王

[山中無老虎，猴子稱大王]

in the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king (idiom)
(depending on the source, the last word is either 大王 (dàwáng) or 大王 (dàiwang))

yǐxiǎorénzhīxīn,duójūnzǐzhīfù

以小人之心，度君子之腹

[以小人之心，度君子之腹]

to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)

jūnzitǎndàngdàng,xiǎorénchángqīqī

君子坦荡荡，小人长戚戚

[君子坦蕩蕩，小人長戚戚]

good people are at peace with themselves, (but) there is no rest for the wicked

yīpíngzibùxiǎng,bànpíngzihuàngdang

一瓶子不响，半瓶子晃荡

[一瓶子不響，半瓶子晃蕩]

lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)
fig. empty vessels make the most noise

shìluózishìmǎ,qiānchūlailiùliu

是骡子是马，牵出来遛遛

[是騾子是馬，牽出來遛遛]

lit. to see whether it's a mule or a horse, take it out for a walk (idiom)
fig. the proof of the pudding is in the eating
to show what one is made of

zǐbùxiánmǔchǒu,gǒubùxiánjiāpín

子不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫

[子不嫌母醜，狗不嫌家貧]

see 兒不嫌母醜，狗不嫌家貧／儿不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫 (érbùxiánmǔchǒu,gǒubùxiánjiāpín)

duānqǐwǎnchīròu,fàngxiàkuàizimàniáng

端起碗吃肉，放下筷子骂娘

[端起碗吃肉，放下筷子罵娘]

lit. to eat meat from one's bowl, then put down one's chopsticks and scold one's mother (idiom)
fig. to complain despite being privileged
to be ungrateful for what one has been given

shīziduōlebùyǎng,zhàiduōlebùchóu

虱子多了不痒，债多了不愁

[虱子多了不癢，債多了不愁]

lit. covered with lice, one doesn't feel the itching anymore; up to one's ears in debt, one ceases to worry about it (idiom)
fig. to be past worrying (about sth)

Diànjījí Diànzǐxué Gōngchéngshī Liánhéhuì

电机及电子学工程师联合会

[電機及電子學工程師聯合會]

IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers

lǎoziyīngxióng'érhǎohàn,lǎozifǎndòng'érhúndàn

老子英雄儿好汉，老子反动儿混蛋

[老子英雄兒好漢，老子反動兒混蛋]

If the father is a hero, the son is a real man. If the father is a reactionary, the son is a bastard. (Cultural Revolution slogan)
fig. like father, like son

yǒuchóubùbàofēijūnzǐ,yǒuyuānbùshēnwǎngwéirén

有仇不报非君子，有冤不伸枉为人

[有仇不報非君子，有冤不伸枉為人]

one who doesn't avenge an injustice is not a gentleman, one who doesn't redress a wrong is not a man (idiom)