快子

Chinese

		fast; quick; swift	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (快子)		快	子
simp. #(快子)		快	子

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kuàizǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄗˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): faai³ zi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kuàizǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄗˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kuàizǐh
    • Wade–Giles: kʻuai⁴-tzŭ³
    • Yale: kwài-dž
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuaytzyy
    • Palladius: куайцзы (kuajczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: faai³ zi²
    • Yale: faai jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: faai³ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: fai³ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /faːi̯³³ t͡siː³⁵/

Noun

快子

1. (physics) tachyon

Synonyms

• 迅子

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 快子 – see 筷子 (“chopsticks”). (This term is a variant form of 筷子).