# 子兒
## Chinese
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zǐr
    (Zhuyin): ㄗˇㄦ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zǐr
*** Zhuyin: ㄗˇㄦ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: zǐhr
*** Wade–Giles: tzŭ$^3$-ʼrh
*** Yale: dzǐr
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzeel
*** Palladius: цзыр (czyr)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sz̩ɻ²¹⁴/

#### Noun

子兒
* (Mandarin) Erhua form of 子 (zǐ, “seed”).
* (Mandarin) Erhua form of 子 (zǐ, “egg; ovum”).
* (Mandarin) Erhua form of 子 (zǐ, “something small and hard”).
* (Mandarin) Erhua form of 子 (zǐ, “copper coin; penny”).
       Wǒ yī ge zǐr dōu méiyǒu. [Pinyin]
       I don't have even a bit of money.
       Jiù tā, yī nián dàotóur, néng zhèng jǐ ge zǐr? [Pinyin]
       (please add an English translation of this usage example)

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 卵 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 蛋, 卵 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 蛋, 子兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 蛋 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 蛋 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 蛋 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 蛋 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 蛋 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 蛋 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 蛋 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 蛋 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 蛋 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 蛋 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 蛋 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 蛋 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 蛋, 春 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 蛋, 春 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 春 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 春 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 春 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 春 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 蛋, 春 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 春, 蛋 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 蛋 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 春 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 春, 蛋 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 春 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 春 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 春 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 春 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 春 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 春 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 春 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 蛋 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 蛋 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 蛋 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 蛋 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 蛋 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 蛋 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 蛋 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 春 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 春 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 蛋, 春 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 蛋 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 蛋 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 蛋 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 蛋 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 蛋 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 蛋 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 蛋 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 蛋 |
| Cantonese | Sanya (Yanglan; Maihua) | 子 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 蛋 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 蛋 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 蛋 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 蛋 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 蛋 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 蛋 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 架架 |
| Gan | Jianning | 蛋 |
| Gan | Taining | 卵 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 卵, 春, 蛋 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 春 |
| Hakka | Dabu (Xihe) | 春 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 春 |
| Hakka | Huiyang | 春 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 春 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 春 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 春 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 春 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 春 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 春 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 春 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 春 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 春 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 春 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 春 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 卵 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 卵 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 卵 |
| Hakka | Changting | 蛋 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 蛋 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 蛋 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 卵 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 蛋 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 蛋 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 蛋 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 蛋 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 卵, 春 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 卵, 春 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 卵, 春 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 卵, 春 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 卵, 春 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 卵 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 春, 蛋 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 春 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 春 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 春 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 蛋 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 春 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 蛋 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 蛋 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 蛋 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 蛋 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 春 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 蛋 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 春 |
| Hakka | Kuala Lumpur (Dabu) | 春 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 春 |
| Hakka | Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 春 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 春 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 蛋 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 卵 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 卵 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe | 卵 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 卵 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 卵 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 卵 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 卵 |
| Eastern Min | Lianjiang | 卵 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 卵 |
| Eastern Min | Pingtan | 卵 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 卵 |
| Eastern Min | Minqing | 卵 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 卵 |
| Eastern Min | Pingnan | 卵 |
| Eastern Min | Luoyuan | 卵 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 卵 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 卵 |
| Eastern Min | Xiapu | 卵 |
| Eastern Min | Zherong | 卵 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 卵 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 卵 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 卵 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 卵 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 卵 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 卵 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 卵 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 卵 |
| Southern Min | Nan'an | 卵 |
| Southern Min | Shishi | 卵 |
| Southern Min | Hui'an | 卵 |
| Southern Min | Anxi | 卵 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 卵 |
| Southern Min | Dehua | 卵 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 卵 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Longhai) | 卵 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 卵 |
| Southern Min | Hua'an | 卵 |
| Southern Min | Nanjing | 卵 |
| Southern Min | Pinghe | 卵 |
| Southern Min | Zhangpu | 卵 |
| Southern Min | Yunxiao | 卵 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 卵 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 卵 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 卵 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 卵 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 卵 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 卵 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 卵 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 卵 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 卵 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 卵 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 卵 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 卵 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 卵 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 卵 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 卵 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 卵 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 卵 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 卵 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping | 卵 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 卵 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 卵 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 卵 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 卵 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 卵 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 卵 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 卵 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 卵 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 卵 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 卵 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 卵 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 卵 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 卵 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 卵 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 卵 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 卵 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Sanyuan) | 卵 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Shaxian) | 卵 |
| Shaojiang Min | Shaowu | 卵 |
| Shaojiang Min | Guangze | 卵 |
| Shaojiang Min | Jiangle | 卵 |
| Shaojiang Min | Mingxi | 卵 |
| Shaojiang Min | Shunchang | 卵 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 春 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 蛋 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 蛋 |
| Wu | Danyang | 蛋 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 蛋 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 卵 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 卵 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 蛋 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 蛋 |

##### Derived terms

* 雞子兒 / 鸡子儿 (jīzǐr)

#### Classifier

子兒
* (Mandarin) Erhua form of 子 (zǐ, “bundle (of something long and thin)”).
    一子兒掛麵／一子儿挂面 ― yī zǐr guàmiàn ― a bundle of dried noodles
** 1791, chapter 88, in Dream of the Red Chamber, National Library of China Cheng Jia edition:
       yòu ná qǐ yī zǐr Zàng xiāng dào [Pinyin]
       and grabbed a handful of Tibetan incense and said

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): chṳ́-yì
    (Hailu, HRS): zii$^ˊ$ rhi
* Hakka
** (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ́-yì
*** Hakka Romanization System: zii$^ˋ$ i$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: zi$^3$ yi$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨ³¹ i¹¹/
** (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ́-yì
*** Hakka Romanization System: zii$^ˋ$ (r)i$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: zi$^3$ yi$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨ³¹ (j)i¹¹/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: zii$^ˊ$ rhi
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨ²⁴⁻³³ ʒi⁵⁵/

#### Noun

子兒
* (Hakka) children

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 兒女, 子女, 孩兒, 孩子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 兒女, 孩子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 兒女, 孩子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 子女 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 孩子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 孩子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 兒女, 子女, 孩子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 兒和女 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 兒女, 孩子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 兒女 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 兒女, 娃 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 子女, 娃娃們 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 子女 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 兒女 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 兒女 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 兒女, 子女 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 兒女, 子女, 娃娃些 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 兒女, 兒子姑娘, 伢, 伢們 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 娃娃, 娃兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 崽女 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 崽女 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 子女, 孩子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 兒女, 子女, 霞子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 侯啊丫頭 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 兒女 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 仔女 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 仔女 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 仔女 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 仔女, 仔妹 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 仔女 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 仔女 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 崽女, 兒女 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 崽女 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 崽女 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 子女, 細人仔 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 子女, 小鬼 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 子女, 子兒, 子息 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 子女 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 子女, 子兒, 子息 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 子女, 子兒, 倈妹, 子息 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 子女, 子兒, 子息 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 子兒, 子女 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 細佬哥 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 兒子女 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 兒女, 娃娃 |
| Jin | Pingyao | 孩兒, 孩兒們 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 子女, 子弟, 子孫, 子顆 derogatory, 子秧 derogatory |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 囝仔, 囝姩 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 囝兒, 男女囝, 囝, 兒囝, 兒囝哥 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 囝 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 囝兒 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 囝兒 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 囝兒 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 囝兒 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 囝兒 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 囝, 囝兒 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 囝兒 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 囝兒 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 囝兒, 兒女, 子女, 孥囝 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 囝, 囝兒, 孥囝 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 囝 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 囝兒, 囝 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 男女, 崽女 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 子女, 大細, 囡大細 dated |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 男女 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 兒子囡兒, 小人, 大細 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 佬小 |
| Wu | Danyang | 子女, 兒女 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 兒女 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 兒囡, 兒子囡, 子女 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 男女, 男兒女兒, 男兼女, 子女, 細兒 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 兒囡 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 崽女 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 崽女 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 崽女, 崽 |