仔U+4ED45 STROKES
Entry·pron. zǐ
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“Young animal or child; small thing; used in specific terms like '仔肩' (responsibility); also a dialectal particle or adjective for young/small.”
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- 仔細ㄗˇ ㄒㄧˋcareful; attentive; cautious; thrifty; frugal
- 歌仔戲ㄍㄜ ㄗˇ ㄒㄧˋa form of traditional opera originating in Taiwan and Fujian; features local folk songs, storytelling, and instruments like the kezixian and yueqin.
- 牛仔褲jeans; sturdy denim trousers originally worn by American cowboys and ranch workers; now a popular casual garment worldwide.
- 公仔ㄍㄨㄥ ㄗˇa small toy figure; a doll; a collectible figurine, especially of a cartoon or pop-culture character
- 圓仔ㄩㄢˊ ㄗˇsmall round glutinous rice balls; a type of Taiwanese dessert, often served in sweet soup or with ice
- 牛仔ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄗˇcowboy; originally a cattle herder of the American West, now broadly any ranch worker
- 建仔ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄗˇaffectionate nickname for someone named Jian; in Taiwan, popularly refers to baseball pitcher Chien-Ming Wang
- 蚵仔ㄜˊ ㄗˇoyster; small edible oyster used in Taiwanese cooking
- 囝仔ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄗˇchild; kid (Taiwan Hokkien)
- 柑仔店ㄍㄢ ㄗˇ ㄉㄧㄢˋtraditional mom-and-pop grocery store; old-fashioned neighborhood shop selling daily sundries and snacks
- 華仔ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄗˇaffectionate nickname for a man named Hua; Andy Lau (Hong Kong actor and singer)
- 狗仔ㄍㄡˇ ㄗˇpaparazzi; tabloid reporter who aggressively pursues celebrities for sensational photos
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