# 影子
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): yǐngzi
       (Zhuyin): ㄧㄥˇ ˙ㄗ
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): йинзы (yinzɨ, II-I)
* Cantonese (Jyutping): jing$^2$ zi$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yǐngzi
*** Zhuyin: ㄧㄥˇ ˙ㄗ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yǐngzi̊h
*** Wade–Giles: ying$^3$-tzŭ$^5$
*** Yale: yǐng-dz
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiing.tzy
*** Palladius: инцзы (inczy)
*** Sinological IPA : /iŋ²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: йинзы (yinzɨ, II-I)
*** Sinological IPA : /iŋ⁵¹ t͡sz̩²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: jing$^2$ zi$^2$
*** Yale: yíng jí
*** Cantonese Pinyin: jing$^2$ dzi$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ying$^2$ ji$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /jɪŋ³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

### Noun

影子
* shadow
* trace (e.g. of an author's writing style)
* impression; visualisation
* reflection (in a mirror, surface of water, etc.)

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 影 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 影子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 影子, 影兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 影子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 影子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 影子, 影兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 影兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 影兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 影子, 影影兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 影子, 影影子, 影影兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 影子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 影子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dagudi (Maliba) | 影子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Reshuitang (Longling) | 影子, 影影 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 影子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 影子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 影子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 影子 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 影 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 影 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 影 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 影子 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 影子 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 影子 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 影子 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 影 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 影 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 影 |
| Cantonese | Bangkok (Guangfu) | 影 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 影子 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 影仔 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 影仔, 影 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 影仔 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 影仔 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 影, 影仔 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 影 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 影 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 影 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 影 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Jiexi) | 影 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 影子, 影戶兒 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 影 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 影 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 影 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 影 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 影 |
| Southern Min | Taipei (Wanhua) | 影 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 影 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 影 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 影 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 影 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 影 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 影 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 影 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 影 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 影 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 影 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 影 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 影 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 影 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 影 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 影 |
| Southern Min | Pontianak (Teochew) | 影 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 影 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 影 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 影 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 影子 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Fuyang) | 影子 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 影 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 影子 |
| Xiang | Xiangxiang | 影子 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 影子 |
* (shadow): 暗影 (ànyǐng), 陰影／阴影 (yīnyǐng)

### Adjective

影子
* (politics, attributive) shadow (acting in a leadership role before being formally recognised)
* (politics, attributive) shadow (part of, or related to, the opposition in government)

#### Derived terms

* 影子內閣／影子内阁 (yǐngzi nèigé)
* 影子大臣 (yǐngzi dàchén)
* 影子政府 (yǐngzi zhèngfǔ)
* 影子部長／影子部长 (yǐngzi bùzhǎng)