引子

Chinese

		to lead; to divert (water); to guide	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. (引子)		引	子

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yǐnzi

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄣˇ ˙ㄗ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jan⁵ zi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yǐnzi
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄣˇ ˙ㄗ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yǐnzi̊h
  - Wade–Giles: yin³-tzŭ⁵
  - Yale: yǐn-dz
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiin.tzy
  - Palladius: иньцзы (inʹczy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /in²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jan⁵ zi²
  - Yale: yáhn jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jan⁵ dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: yen⁵ ji²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐn¹³ t͡siː³⁵/

Noun

引子

(music) first song in a set
(theater) opening words (spoken or sung)
(music) introduction
preface; prelude; introduction
(traditional Chinese medicine) conductor (ingredient added to enhance the effectiveness of the medicine)
guide
cause
(Taiwan, biochemistry) primer

Synonyms

(conductor): 藥引／药引 (yàoyǐn), 藥引子／药引子 (yàoyǐnzi)

Derived terms

引子酶 (yǐnziméi)
藥引子／药引子 (yàoyǐnzi)

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