# 子仔
## Chinese
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chíⁿ-á
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chíⁿ-á
*** Tâi-lô: tsínn-á
*** Phofsit Daibuun: cvyar
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sĩ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /t͡sĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

#### Noun

子仔
* (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, dated in Taiwanese Hokkien) pigeon; dove
* (Zhangzhou Hokkien) birdling; nestling
* (Zhangzhou Hokkien, figurative) beginner; novice

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 鴿 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 鴿子 |
| Taxonomic name | Taxonomic name | 鴿 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 鴿子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 鴿子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Langfang | 鴿子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 鴿子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Ulanhot | 鴿子, 鵓鴿子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tongliao | 鴿子, 鵓鴿子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 鴿子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 鴿子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 鴿子, 鵓鴿子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 鴿子, 鵓鴿 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 鴿子, 鵓鴿子, 鵓鴿兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 鴿子, 鵓鴿子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 鴿子, 鵓鴿兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 鴿子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 鵓鴿 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 鴿子, 鵓鴿 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 鴿子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 鴿子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 鴿子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 鴿子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 鴿子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 鴿子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 鴿子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 鴿子, 鵓鴿 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 鵓鴿, 鴿子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 鵓鷜鴿兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 鴿子, 鵓鴿 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 鵓鴿兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 鵓鴿兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 鵓鴿 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 鵓鴿 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 鴿子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 鴿子, 鵓鴿兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 鵓鴿 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Daming | 雲雞 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 鷜鴿 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 鷜鴿 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 鴿子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 鴿子, 鴿鴿 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 鵓鴿 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 鴿子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 鴿子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 鴿子, 鴿鵓 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 鵓鴿 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 鵓鴿 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 鴿子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 鴿子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou (Jiawang) | 鴿子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Pizhou | 鵓鴿子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Suining | 鵓鴿子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Peixian | 鴿子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyi | 鵓鴿子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fengxian | 鴿子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Suqian | 鵓鴿子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lianyungang (Ganyu) | 鵓鴿子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Donghai | 鵓鴿子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 鴿子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 鴿子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) | 鴿子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 鴿子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 鴿子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 鴿子, 鵓鴿 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 鴿子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 鴿子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 鴿子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 鴿子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 鴿子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 鴿子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 鴿子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 鴿子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 鴿子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 鴿子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 鴿子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 鴿子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 鴿子, 鵓鴿 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 鴿子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 鴿子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 鴿子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 鴿子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 鴿子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 鴿子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 鴿子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 鴿子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 鴿子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 鴿子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin (Lingui) | 鴿子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 鴿子, 鴿子鳥 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou (Luorong) | 鴿子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanning (Wuming) | 鴿子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 鴿子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 鴿子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 鴿子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 鴿子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 鴿子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou (Jiangdu) | 鴿子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Baoying | 鴿子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Gaoyou | 鴿子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yizheng | 鴿子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Taizhou | 鴿子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Taixing | 鴿子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Taizhou (Jiangyan) | 鴿子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Jingjiang (Dongxing) | 鴿子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Zhenjiang | 鴿子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Jurong | 鴿子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhong | 鴿子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 鴿子, 鵓鴿子, 小鴿子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Guanyun | 鴿子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Guannan | 鴿子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Huai'an | 鴿子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Huai'an (Hongze) | 鴿子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 鴿子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Xuyi | 鴿子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Jinhu | 鴿子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Xinghua | 鴿子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 鴿子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Rugao | 鴿子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Rudong | 鴿子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hai'an | 鴿子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yancheng | 鴿子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Dongtai | 鴿子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Binhai | 鴿子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Sheyang | 鴿子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Funing | 鴿子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Jianhu | 鴿子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Xiangshui | 鴿子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Shuyang | 鴿子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Sihong | 鴿子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Siyang | 小鴿子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 鴿子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 鴿子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 鴿子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Chuzhou | 鴿子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Huanggang | 鴿子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 鴿子 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 鴿 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 白鴿, 鴿子 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Taishan (Guanghai) | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 鴿 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Yangshan | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Lianshan (Butian) | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui) | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Sihui | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Guangning | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Deqing | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Huaiji | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Yunan (Pingtai) | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Shatian) | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Guiping | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Mengshan (Xihe) | 鴿 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Nanjiang) | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Beiliu (Tangliao) | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Baise | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Bobai | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Lingshan | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Pubei | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Nankang) | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Yingpan) | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Ningming | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Hengzhou | 白鴿雀 |
| Cantonese | Hezhou (Pumen, Babu) | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Danzhou | 鴿 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Sarikei (Xinhui) | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Mandalay (Taishan) | 鴿, 白鴿 |
| Cantonese | Bangkok (Guangfu) | 白鴿 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 鴿子 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 鴿兒 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 鴿子 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 月鴿仔, 白鴿 |
| Hakka | Dabu (Xihe) | 鴿仔 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 白鴿, 鴿 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Shuikou Bendihua) | 白鴿 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Hengli Bendihua) | 白鴿 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Pingshan Bendihua) | 白鴿 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 白鴿 |
| Hakka | Longmen (Pingling Bendihua) | 白鴿 |
| Hakka | Longmen (Luxi Bendihua) | 白鴿 |
| Hakka | Boluo (Bendihua) | 白鴿 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 白鴿 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Wuguishan) | 白鴿 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 白鴿 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 鴿哩 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 白鴿, 白鴿哩 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 白鴿哩 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 月鴿 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 白鴿 |
| Hakka | Zijin (Guzhu Bendihua) | 白鴿 |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua) | 鴿哩 |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Sidu Bendihua) | 鴿哎 |
| Hakka | Heping (Linzhai Bendihua) | 鴿蒂 |
| Hakka | Lianping (Zhongxin Bendihua) | 鴿 |
| Hakka | Lianping (Longjie Bendihua) | 白鴿 |
| Hakka | Nanxiong (Zhuji) | 白鴿 |
| Hakka | Xinfeng (Matou Bendihua) | 白鴿 |
| Hakka | Xinfeng (Daxi Bendihua) | 白鴿 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 鴿 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 月鴿 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 月鴿 |
| Hakka | Changting | 鴿哩 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Yongding) | 鴿子 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Gaobei, Yongding) | 鴿鳥 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Hukeng, Yongding) | 鴿鳥 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Peitian) | 鴿仔 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Laiyuan) | 鴿 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 鴿子 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 鴿子 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 月鴿仔 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 月鴿仔 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 鷂鴿仔 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 月鴿仔 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 月鴿仔 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 月鴿仔 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 月鴿 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 月鴿仔, 粉鳥 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 粉鳥 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 月鴿, 白鴿 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 白鴿 |
| Hakka | Beiliu (Tang'an) | 白鴿 |
| Hakka | Mashan (Pianlian) | 白鴿 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 白鴿 |
| Hakka | Kuala Lumpur (Dabu) | 白鴿 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 白鴿 |
| Hakka | Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 月鴿 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 月鴿 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Meixian) | 月鴿 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Fengshun) | 月鴿 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Jiexi) | 白鴿 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 鴿 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 鴿 |
| Huizhou | Huangshan (Tunxi) | 鴿兒 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 鴿子, 木鴿兒 |
| Jin | Taiyuan (Jiancaoping) | 鴿子 |
| Jin | Taiyuan (Jinyuan) | 鴿子 |
| Jin | Pingyao | 木鴿子 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 鴿子 |
| Jin | Datong | 鴿子 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 鴿子, 鷜鷜 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 鴿子, 木鴿兒 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 鴿子 |
| Jin | Taibus (Baochang) | 鷜鷜 |
| Jin | Linhe | 鴿子 |
| Jin | Jining | 鴿子, 鷜鷜 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 鴿子, 鷜鷜 |
| Jin | Baotou | 鴿子 |
| Jin | Dongsheng | 鴿子 |
| Jin | Haibowan | 鴿子 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 鴿子 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 鴿兒 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 鴿子 |
| Jin | Handan | 鴿子 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 鴿了 |
| Jin | Suide | 鴿子 |
| Jin | Shenmu | 鴿虎, 鴿子 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 白鴿 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 鴿 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 白鴿 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 白鴿 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 白鴿 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 白鴿 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 鴿仔, 子仔 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 鴿仔 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 粉鳥, 鴿仔, 子仔 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 白鴿 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 鴿仔, 粉鳥 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 粉鳥 |
| Southern Min | Taipei (Wanhua) | 粉鳥 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 粉鳥 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 粉鳥 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | 粉鳥 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 粉鳥 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 粉鳥 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang) | 粉鳥 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 粉鳥 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Tianliao) | 粉鳥 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 粉鳥 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Toucheng) | 粉鳥, 粉鳥仔 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 粉鳥 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 粉鳥 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 粉鳥 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 粉鳥, 子仔 |
| Southern Min | Tainan (Anping) | 粉鳥 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 粉鳥 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 粉鳥 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 鴿 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 粉鳥 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 粉鳥 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 鴿 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 鴿仔, 鴿, 粉鳥 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 鴿仔 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 鴿 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 白鴿 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 粉鳥 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 粉鳥 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 粉鳥 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 鴿, 白鴿 |
| Southern Min | Nan'ao (Houzhai) | 粉鳥 |
| Southern Min | Nan'ao (Yun'ao) | 粉鳥 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 粉鳥 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 白鴿 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 粉鳥 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 粉鳥 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 飛鴿 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 白鴿 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 白鴿 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 鴿 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 鴿 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 鴿 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 白鴿 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 白鴿 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 鵓鴿, 鴿 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Shajing) | 鵓鴿 |
| Southern Pinghua | Binyang (Xinqiao) | 白鴿 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 鴿子 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Chaoyang) | 白鴿 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Zhuyuan) | 白鴿 |
| Northern Pinghua | Lingchuan (Tanxia) | 鴿子 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 鴿子 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Songjiang) | 鴿子 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Zhoupu, Pudong) | 鴿子 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Jiading) | 鵓鴿, 鴿子 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Shuangcaodun, Baoshan) | 鴿子 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Luodian, Baoshan) | 鴿子 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 鴿子 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 鵓鴿, 鴿子 |
| Wu | Suzhou (Wujiang) | 鵓鴿, 鴿子 |
| Wu | Suzhou (Lili, Wujiang) | 鴿子 |
| Wu | Suzhou (Shengze, Wujiang) | 鴿子 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 鴿子 |
| Wu | Changshu | 鴿子 |
| Wu | Kunshan | 鴿子 |
| Wu | Taicang | 鴿子 |
| Wu | Nantong (Tongzhou) | 鴿子 |
| Wu | Qidong | 鴿子 |
| Wu | Haimen (Sijia) | 鴿子 |
| Wu | Jiaxing | 鴿子 |
| Wu | Changzhou | 鴿子 |
| Wu | Liyang | 鴿子 |
| Wu | Changzhou (Jintan) | 鴿子 |
| Wu | Yixing | 鴿子 |
| Wu | Danyang | 鴿子 |
| Wu | Danyang (Tongjiaqiao) | 鴿子 |
| Wu | Jingjiang | 鴿子 |
| Wu | Jiangyin | 鴿子 |
| Wu | Nanjing (Gaochun) | 鴿子 |
| Wu | Huzhou (Shuanglin) | 鴿子 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 鴿子 |
| Wu | Shaoxing | 鴿子, 白鴿 |
| Wu | Zhuji (Wangjiajing) | 鴿子 |
| Wu | Shengzhou (Chongren) | 鴿 |
| Wu | Shengzhou (Taiping) | 鴿 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 白鴿 |
| Wu | Yuyao | 鵓鴿 |
| Wu | Taizhou (Huangyan) | 白剪 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 白鴿 |
| Wu | Quzhou | 鴿兒 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 鵓鴿, 鵓鴿兒, 鴿子 |
| Wu | Yongkang | 鵓鴿 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 鴿子 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 鴿子, 鵓鴣子 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 鵓鴣子 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 鴿子 |
| Xiang | Guanyang (Wenshi) | 鴿子 |

##### Derived terms

* 子仔櫥／子仔橱

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chí-á
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Tainan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-á
*** Tâi-lô: tsí-á
*** Phofsit Daibuun: cyar
*** IPA (Tainan): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁵⁵ a⁵³/

#### Noun

子仔
* (Tainan Hokkien) creeping fig; climbing fig (Ficus pumila var. awkeotsang)

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 薜荔, 木蓮 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 愛玉 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 薁蕘, 風不動 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 栟枹 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 栟枹 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 薁蕘 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 薁蕘 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 薁蕘 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 薁蕘 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 薁蕘 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 薁蕘 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 子仔 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 薁蕘, 栟枹 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 薁蕘 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 薁蕘 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 甜泡 |
| Note | Most of the terms refer especially to Ficus pumila var. awkeotsang. | Most of the terms refer especially to Ficus pumila var. awkeotsang. |