# 條子
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): tiáozi
    (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄠˊ ˙ㄗ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): tiu$^4$ zi$^2$
* Gan (Wiktionary): tieu$^2$ zi
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: tiáozi
*** Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄠˊ ˙ㄗ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: tiáozi̊h
*** Wade–Giles: tʻiao$^2$-tzŭ$^5$
*** Yale: tyáu-dz
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tyau.tzy
*** Palladius: тяоцзы (tjaoczy)
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: tiu$^4$ zi$^2$
*** Yale: tìuh jí
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tiu$^4$ dzi$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: tiu$^4$ ji$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰiːu̯²¹ t͡siː³⁵/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: tieu$^2$ zi
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰiɛu²⁴ t͡sz̩²/

### Noun

條子
* strip (of cloth, paper, etc.)
* brief note
* (finance) document required in trade (e.g. receipt, invoice, voucher, etc.)
* (slang, cant) police; cop
* (mahjong) bamboo tile

#### Synonyms

* (brief note):
* 便條／便条 (biàntiáo)
* 便箋／便笺 (biànjiān)
* 便籤／便签 (biànqiān)
* 字條／字条 (zìtiáo)
* 手記／手记 (shǒujì)
* (document required in trade): 單據／单据 (dānjù)
* (police):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 警察, 警官, 警員 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 警察, 雷子 argot |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 警察 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 警察 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 警察 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 警察 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 警察 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 警察, 馬打 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 警察, 馬打 dated |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 警察 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 警察 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 民警 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 警察 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 警察 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 警察 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 警察 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 警察 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 警察 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 警察 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 警察 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 警察 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 警察 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 警察 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 警察 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 警察 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 警察 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 警察 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 警察 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 警察 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 警察, 警士 dated, 警士先生 dated face-to-face, 貓菜 dated nickname |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 警察 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 警察 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 警察, 警伯 playful |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Binyang (Nanjie) | 警察, 走狗 argot |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine) | 警察 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dagudi (Maliba) | 警察 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Reshuitang (Longling) | 警察 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 警察 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 警察 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 警察 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 警察 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 警察 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 警察 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 警察, 差人, 差佬 male, 老二 dated |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 警察, 差人, 阿Sir male, madam female, 差佬 male, slightly derogatory, 差婆 female, slightly derogatory, 警犬 derogatory, 狗 derogatory, 龜 derogatory, 老更 dated |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 警察 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 阿Sir, 差佬 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou | 警察, 差佬 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 警察, 公安 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 警察, 公安, 差佬 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 警察 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 馬打 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 馬打 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 公安, 綠衣, 警察 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 警察, 公安 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 警察 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 警察 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 警察 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 警察 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 警察 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 警察 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 巡查, 警察 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 警察 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 巡查 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 警察 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 警察 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 警察 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 警察, 小對子 dated |
| Jin | Linhe | 警察 |
| Jin | Jining | 警察 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 警察 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 警察 |
| Jin | Handan | 警察 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 警察 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 警察 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 警察 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 警察, 馬打 dated, 烏跤 dated, derogatory |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 警察 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 警察, 烏跤 dated, derogatory |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 大人 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 警察 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 警察 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 警察 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 巡查 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 警察 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 大人, 賊頭 GT, derogatory |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 警察 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 馬打 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 大人 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 馬打 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 馬打, 大狗 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 兵, 警察, 臭兵 derogatory |
| Southern Min | Guilin (Biyange) | 警察 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 警察 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 警察 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 馬打 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 馬打, 大狗, 大狗兄 |
| Southern Min | Batam (Teochew) | 馬打 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 警察 |
| Central Min | Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping) | 警察 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 警察, 差佬 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 警察 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 警察, 黑貓警長, 黑貓, 老貓 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 警察 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 警察 |
| Wu | Danyang | 警察 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 警察, 警察爛眼 derogatory |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 警察 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 警察 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 警察 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 警察 |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) |
* (bamboo tile):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 條子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 條子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Langfang | 條子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 條兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 條子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 條子, 條 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 條子, 索子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 索子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 條子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 條子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 條子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 條子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 條子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 條子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 條子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Daming | 條子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 條 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 條, 索 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 條子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 條 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 條子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 條子, 索子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 條子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 條子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 條子, 索子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 條子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 條子, 索子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 索子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 條子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 條子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 條子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 條 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 條子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Huanggang | 條子, 索子 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 索子 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 索子, 條子 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 索子 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 條, 索 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 條子, 棍子 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 棍子 |
| Jin | Linhe | 條子 |
| Jin | Jining | 條子 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 條子, 棍子 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 條子 |
| Jin | Handan | 條, 條子 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 索 |

#### Derived terms

* 白條子／白条子 (báitiáozi)