伢子
Chinese
| (colloquial) child | 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. (伢子) |
伢 | 子 | |
| alternative forms | 牙子 “agent; someone not to be trifled with” | ||
Pronunciation
Noun
伢子
- (Central Plains and Jianghuai Mandarin, Xiang, colloquial) kid; child (especially a boy)
- (Xiang) young man; youth
- (Northeastern and Lanyin Mandarin, Jin) agent; middleman
- (Harbin Mandarin) someone who is not to be trifled with
Synonyms
- (agent):
- 中人 (zhōngrén)
- 中介 (zhōngjiè) (chiefly mainland China)
- 中間人／中间人 (zhōngjiānrén)
- 九八人 (Hokkien, dated)
- 代理人 (dàilǐrén)
- 仲介 (zhòngjiè) (chiefly Taiwan)
- 市儈／市侩 (shìkuài) (archaic)
- 拍空仔 (Singapore Hokkien)
- 掮客 (qiánkè)
- 牙人 (yárén) (archaic)
- 牙儈／牙侩 (yákuài) (archaic)
- 牙子 (yázi) (archaic)
- 牙郎 (yáláng) (archaic)
- 牽仔／牵仔 (Hokkien)
- 當中人／当中人 (5taon-tson-gnin) (Wu)
- 經紀／经纪 (jīngjì)
- 經紀人／经纪人 (jīngjìrén)
- 說合人／说合人 (sueh4-3 hah5 reng1) (Jin)
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