拐子
Chinese
| kidnap; to turn; crutches | child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (拐子) | 拐 | 子 | |
| simp. #(拐子) | 拐 | 子 | |
Pronunciation
Noun
拐子
- crutch
- (colloquial, derogatory) lame person; cripple
- kidnapper; abductor; swindler
- carp (common carp) or little carp
- Qing Dynasty, 石玉昆 Shi Yukun, revised by 俞樾 Yu Yue, chapter 33, in 七俠五義 The Seven Heroes and Five Gallants, published 1890:
- 金生道：「旣要喫，不怕花錢。吾告訴你：鯉魚，不過一斤的，叫做拐子。過了一觔的，纔是鯉魚。[…]」 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
- Jīn shēng dào: “Jì yào chī, bù pà huā qián. Wú gàosu nǐ: lǐyú, bù guò yī jīn de, jiào zuò guǎizi. Guò le yī jīn de, cái shì lǐyú. […]” [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
金生道：「既要吃，不怕花钱。吾告诉你：鲤鱼，不过一斤的，叫做拐子。过了一斤的，才是鲤鱼。[…]」 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 瘸子 (“lame person; cripple”) [map]
Dialectal synonyms of 騙子 (“cheat; trickster”) [map]
Dialectal synonyms of 鯉魚 (“carp”) [map]
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