孩紙

See also: 孩纸

Chinese

		child	phonetic
trad. (孩紙)		孩	紙
simp. (孩纸)		孩	纸

Etymology

From 孩子 (háizi, “child”), with replacement of the diminutive suffix 子 (zi, “child, son”) by the close-sounding retroflexed counterpart 紙／纸 (zhǐ, “paper”). See also 妹紙／妹纸 (mèizhǐ, “young girl; babe”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): háizhǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄞˊ ㄓˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: háizhǐ → háizhi (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄞˊ ㄓˇ → ㄏㄞˊ ˙ㄓ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: háijhi̊h
  - Wade–Giles: hai²-chih⁵
  - Yale: hái-jr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hair.jyy
  - Palladius: хайчжи (xajčži)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xaɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ → /xaɪ̯³⁵ ɖ͡ʐ̥ʐ̩³/

Noun

孩紙

(neologism, humorous) child, kid

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