索子

Chinese

		to search; to demand; to ask to search; to demand; to ask; to exact; large rope; isolated	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
simp. and trad. (索子)		索	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): suǒzi

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄨㄛˇ ˙ㄗ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sok³ zi²
• Gan (Wiktionary): soh⁶ zi
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): so⁶ zr

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: suǒzi
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄛˇ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: suǒzi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: so³-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: swǒ-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suoo.tzy
    • Palladius: соцзы (soczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /su̯ɔ²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sok³ zi²
    • Yale: sok jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sok⁸ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: sog³ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɔːk̚³ t͡siː³⁵/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: soh⁶ zi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɔʔ⁵ t͡sz̩²/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: so⁶ zr
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /so²⁴ t͡sz̩³/

Noun

索子

1. (mahjong) bamboo tile
2. (dialectal) string; cord; rope (Classifier: 條／条)

Synonyms

Variety	Location	Words edit
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	條子
	Taiwan	條子
	Langfang	條子
	Chifeng	條兒
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	條子
	Harbin	條子, 條
	Shenyang	條子, 索子
	Singapore	索子
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	條子
	Tangshan	條子
	Cangzhou	條子
	Baoding	條子
	Shijiazhuang	條子
	Jinan	條子
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Qingdao	條子
Central Plains Mandarin	Daming	條子
	Zhengzhou	條
	Xi'an	條, 索
	Xining	條子
	Xuzhou	條
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	條子
	Lanzhou	條子, 索子
	Ürümqi	條子
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	條子
	Chongqing	條子, 索子
	Guiyang	條子
	Kunming	條子, 索子
	Guilin	索子
	Liuzhou	條子
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	條子
	Yangzhou	條子
	Nantong	條
	Hefei	條子
	Huanggang	條子, 索子
Cantonese	Hong Kong	索子
Gan	Nanchang	索子, 條子
	Lichuan	索子
Huizhou	Shexian	條, 索
Jin	Taiyuan	條子, 棍子
	Xinzhou	棍子
	Linhe	條子
	Jining	條子
	Hohhot	條子, 棍子
	Zhangjiakou	條子
	Handan	條, 條子
Wu	Shanghai	索

Dialectal synonyms of 條子 (“bamboo tile (mahjong)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		繩, 索
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		繩索
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	繩子, 繩兒
	Taiwan	繩子
	Harbin	繩子
	Malaysia	繩子
	Singapore	繩子
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	繩子
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	繩兒, 繩子
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	繩子
	Wanrong	繩子, 繩
	Xi'an	繩子
	Xining	繩子
	Xuzhou	繩子
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	繩
	Ürümqi	繩子
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	繩子, 索子
	Wuhan	繩子, 索子
	Guiyang	繩子, 繩繩
	Guilin	繩子
	Liuzhou	繩子
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	繩子
	Yangzhou	繩子
	Hefei	繩, 繩子
Cantonese	Guangzhou	繩, 索
	Hong Kong	繩
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	繩, 繩仔
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	繩, 繩仔
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	繩
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	繩
	Macau	繩
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	繩
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	繩
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	繩
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	繩
	Foshan	繩
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	繩
	Foshan (Shunde)	繩
	Foshan (Sanshui)	繩
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	繩
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	繩
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	繩
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	繩
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	繩
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	繩
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	繩
	Taishan	繩
	Kaiping (Chikan)	繩
	Enping (Niujiang)	繩
	Heshan (Yayao)	繩
	Dongguan	繩
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	繩
	Qingyuan	繩
	Fogang	繩仔
	Yingde (Hanguang)	麻繩
	Yangshan	繩, 索
	Lianshan (Butian)	索
	Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui)	索
	Shaoguan	繩
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	繩
	Renhua	繩
	Lechang	繩, 索
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	繩
	Sihui	繩仔
	Guangning	繩仔
	Deqing	繩, 索繩
	Huaiji	繩
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	繩
	Yunfu	繩, 索
	Xinxing	繩, 索
	Luoding	繩仔
	Yunan (Pingtai)	繩
	Yangjiang	索
	Xinyi	索
	Maoming (Xinpo)	繩
	Lianjiang	索
	Wuchuan (Wuyang)	索
	Nanning	繩, 索
	Wuzhou	索, 繩
	Yulin	索
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	索
	Hepu (Shatian)	索 large, 繩 small
	Guiping	索
	Mengshan (Xihe)	索
	Guigang (Nanjiang)	索
	Beiliu (Tangliao)	索
	Baise	索
	Bobai	索
Lingshan	索
Pubei	索
Qinzhou	索
Beihai	索, 索仔
Beihai (Nankang)	索
Beihai (Yingpan)	索
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	索
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	索 big, 繩 small
Ningming	索
Hengzhou	索
Hezhou (Pumen, Babu)	繩
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	索
Danzhou	索
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	繩
Singapore (Guangfu)	繩
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	繩
Móng Cái	索
Gan	Nanchang	繩子, 索子
	Lichuan	繩兒, 繩仔, 索
	Pingxiang	繩子
Hakka	Meixian	索仔, 索嫲, 索
	Xingning	索, 索嫲
	Dabu (Xihe)	索兒
	Fengshun (Tangkeng)	索
	Fengshun (Fengliang)	索
	Fengshun (Pantian)	索
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	繩
	Huidong (Daling)	索仔, 索嫲
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	索
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	索仔
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	索嫲
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	索嫲
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	索嫲, 索哩
	Wuhua (Changbu)	索嫲
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	索嫲
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	繩 small, 索 large
	Wengyuan	索
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	索子, 索嫲
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	索仔, 索嫲
	Liannan	索
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	繩
	Jiexi	索
	Luhe	索仔
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	索
	Changting	索子
	Wuping	索子
	Wuping (Yanqian)	索子
	Wuping (Pingyu)	索
	Liancheng	索子
	Ninghua	索子
	Yudu	繩子
	Ningdu	繩子
	Ruijin	索子, 繩
	Shicheng	繩
	Shangyou (Shexi)	繩
	Tonggu (Sandu)	繩
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	繩
	Dayu	繩哩
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	索仔
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	索仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	索仔
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	索
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	索仔
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	索
	Hong Kong	索嫲, 索
	Yangxi (Tangkou)	索
	Yangchun (Sanjia)	索
	Xinyi (Sihe)	索
	Xinyi (Qianpai)	索
	Gaozhou (Xindong)	索
	Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)	索
	Huazhou (Xin'an)	索
	Lianjiang (Shijiao)	索
	Lianjiang (Qingping)	索
	Mengshan (Xihe)	索
	Luchuan	索
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	索
	Beiliu (Tang'an)	索
	Mashan (Pianlian)	索
	Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)	索
	Senai (Huiyang)	索嫲
	Singkawang	索
Jin	Taiyuan	繩子
	Xinzhou	繩子
Northern Min	Jian'ou	索
	Jian'ou (Dikou)	索
	Songxi	索
	Zhenghe	索
	Zhenghe (Zhenqian)	索
	Jianyang	索
	Wuyishan	索
	Pucheng (Shibei)	索
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	索
	Fuzhou (Changle)	索
	Fuqing	索
	Yongtai	索
	Gutian	索
	Fu'an	索
	Ningde	索
	Xiapu	索
	Zherong	索
	Shouning	索
	Zhouning	索
	Fuding	索
Southern Min	Xiamen	索仔, 索
	Quanzhou	索仔, 索
	Yongchun	索
	Zhangzhou	索仔, 索
	Dongshan	索仔
	Kaohsiung	索仔
	Yilan	索仔
	Changhua (Lukang)	索仔
	Taichung	索仔
	Taichung (Wuqi)	索仔
	Tainan	索仔
	Taitung	索仔
	Hsinchu	索仔
	Penghu (Magong)	索
	Penang (Hokkien)	索, 索仔
	Singapore (Hokkien)	索
	Manila (Hokkien)	索
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	索
	Datian	索仔
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	索
	Chaozhou	索
	Shantou	索
	Shantou (Chenghai)	索
	Jieyang	索
	Haifeng	索
	Bangkok (Teochew)	索
	Phnom Penh (Teochew)	索
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	索
	Singapore (Teochew)	索
	Leizhou	索
	Wenchang	索
	Haikou	索
Puxian Min	Putian	索
	Xianyou	索
	Fuding (Aoyao)	索
Central Min	Yong'an	索
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	繩
	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	繩
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	索
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	索子
Wu	Shanghai	繩, 繩子
	Shanghai (Chongming)	繩
	Suzhou	繩
	Danyang	繩子
	Ningbo	繩
	Wenzhou	繩
	Jinhua	繩
Xiang	Changsha	繩子, 索子
	Loudi	繩子
	Shuangfeng	繩子, 索子
Note	General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)

Dialectal synonyms of 繩子 (“string; rope; cord”) [map]

Derived terms

• 草索子

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (索子):

• → Korean: 삭자(索子) (sakja)

Others:

• → Japanese: 索(ソー)子(ズ) (sōzu)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
索	子
ソー Grade: S	ズ Grade: 1
irregular

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 索子 (suǒzi).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ソーズ [sòózú] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [so̞ːzɨ]

Noun

索(ソー)子(ズ) or 索子(ソウズ) • (sōzu) 

1. (mahjong) bamboo tile

References

1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN