回子

Chinese
 
to circle; to go back; to turn around
to circle; to go back; to turn around; to answer; to return; to revolve; (a measure word for matters or actions) a time; Islam
 
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.
(回子)		 回 子

Pronunciation

Classifier

回子

  1. (colloquial) Classifier for the number of occurrences of events: time

Noun

回子

  1. (regional, sometimes religious slur) Hui person; Muslim
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 回民 (“Hui people”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 回民
Mandarin Beijing 回回, 回子, 裡嗎兒的, 左提兒
Wanrong 回回
Xi'an 回民, 回回
Yinchuan 老回回
Xuzhou 回子, 回回
Yangzhou 回子
Nanjing 回子
Cantonese Guangzhou 回教佬 dated
Jin Taiyuan 回回
Southern Min Xiamen 回民
Descendants
  • → Manchu: ᡥᠣᡳ᠌ᠰᡝ (hoise), ᡥᠣᡳ᠌ᡯ (hoidz)
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