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Jyutping ji4
Pinyin

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    a surname

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Jyutping ji1
Pinyin ér

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 詞綴
    小稱​詞綴​,​已經​唔​再有​構詞​能力
    diminutive suffix (no longer productive)
    • 乞兒
      乞儿
      hat1 ji1
      beggar
    • 捉兒人
      捉儿人
      zuk1 ji1 jan1
      hide and seek
    • 貓兒
      猫儿
      maau1 ji1
      kitty

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Jyutping ngai4
Pinyin r5

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. surname

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Jyutping ji4
Pinyin r5

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. non-syllabic diminutive suffix
  2. retroflex final
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. children/son
  2. non-syllabic diminutive suffix/retroflex final/son/child/oneself

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Jyutping ji4
Pinyin ér

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. child
  2. son
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    小朋友
    child; kid
    • 幼兒園
      幼儿园
      jau5 ji4 jyun2
      playgroup; playschool
    • 兒童
      儿童
      ji4 tung4
      child
  2. 語素

    son
    • 犬兒
      犬儿
      hyun2 ji4
      (polite)my son
    • 有兒有女
      有儿有女
      jau5 ji4 jau5 neoi5
      to have sons and daughters
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    Non-syllabic noun diminutive suffix.
    • 盆兒
      盆儿
      pén r5
      small basin
    • 小狗兒
      小狗儿
      xiǎo gǒu r5
      puppy
  2. character, attributive, masculine, of animals
    male
    • 兒馬
      儿马
      ér mǎ
      male horse
  3. character
    Suffix after nouns that does not indicate diminutiveness.
    • 味兒
      味儿
      wèi r5
      taste
    • 汁兒
      汁儿
      zhī r5
      juice
  4. character, in-compounds
    child
    • 兒童
      儿童
      ér tóng
      child
    • 嬰兒
      婴儿
      yīn gé r5
      infant child; baby
  5. character
    Suffix after certain nouns that result in a different meaning from the unsuffixed form.
    • 頭兒
      头儿
      tóu r5
      chief; leader
    • 白麵兒
      白面儿
      bái miàn r5
      heroin
    • 老家兒
      老家儿
      lǎo jiā r5
      one's elders
  6. character
    Suffix added to some verbs or adjectives to form nouns.
    • 吃兒
      吃儿
      chī r5
      food; something to eat
    • 亮兒
      亮儿
      liàng r5
      light
    • 尖兒
      尖儿
      jiān r5
      tip
    • 短兒
      短儿
      duǎn r5
      fault
  7. character
    Suffix after a limited number of verbs.
    • 玩兒
      玩儿
      wán r5
      to play
    • 火兒
      火儿
      huǒ r5
      to be angry
  8. character
    Suffix after reduplicated adjectives.
  9. character, in-compounds
    (male) adolescent
    • 健兒
      健儿
      jià né r5
      good athlete
  10. character
    one's own child; son
    • 妻兒
      妻儿
      qī ér
      wife and child(ren)
    • 一兒一女
      一儿一女
      yī ér yī nǚ
      one son and one daughter
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. son, child, oneself
  2. final part
  3. Cangjie Input - Simplified
    LU
  4. Cangjie Input - Traditional
    HXHU
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 一级汉字表 #56
  2. HSK3 初等手写字表 #56
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    待在那儿别动。
    待在那兒別動。
    dài zài na er bié dòng 。
    • Stay where you are.
    • Remain there and don't move.
    • Wait there and don't move.
  2. Mandarin
    我要回房间了,在那儿我可以学习。
    我要回房間了,在那兒我可以學習。
    wǒ yào huí fáng jiān le , zài na er wǒ kě yǐ xué xí 。
    • I am going to my room, where I can study.
  3. Mandarin
    他儿子小时候就死于癌症了。
    他兒子小時候就死於癌症了。
    tā ér zi xiǎo shí hou jiù sǐ yú ái zhèng le 。
    • Her son died of cancer when still a boy.
    • His son died from cancer at a young age.
  4. Mandarin
    在这儿等到他回来为止。
    在這兒等到他回來為止。
    zài zhè er děng dào tā huí lai wéi zhǐ 。
    • Wait here till he comes back.
  5. Mandarin
    我有两个儿子,一个在东京,另一个在名古屋。
    我有兩個兒子,一個在東京,另一個在名古屋。
    wǒ yǒu liǎng gè ér zi , yí gè zài dōng jīng , lìng yī gè zài míng gǔ wū 。
    • I have two sons; one is in Tokyo, and the other in Nagoya.
    • I have two sons. One is in Tokyo and the other is in Nagoya.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    𠮶位医生系儿童疾病嘅专家。
    嗰位醫生係兒童疾病嘅專家。
    go2 wai6 ji1 sang1 hai6 ji4 tung4 zat6 beng6 ge3 zyun1 gaa1 。
    • The doctor is a great authority on children's diseases.
  2. Cantonese
    佢领养咗𠮶个孤儿。
    佢領養咗嗰個孤兒。
    keoi5 ling5 joeng5 zo2 go2 go3 gu1 ji4 。
    • He adopted the orphan.
  3. Cantonese
    养儿育女,系社会上下都关心嘅议题。我哋会推行教育改革。
    養兒育女,係社會上下都關心嘅議題。我哋會推行教育改革。
    joeng5 ji4 juk6 neoi5 , hai6 se5 wui2 soeng6 haa6 dou1 gwaan1 sam1 ge3 ji5 tai4 。 ngo5 dei2 wui2 teoi1 hang4 gaau3 juk6 goi2 gaak3 。
    • The raising of children is something that concerns the entire community. There will be an education reform.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    儿孙满堂
    兒孫滿堂
    ji4 syun1 mun5 tong4
    • to have many offsprings; lit. offsprings fill a room
  2. Cantonese
    笛卡儿曾经用拉丁文写过书。
    笛卡兒曾經用拉丁文寫過書。
    dek6 kaa1 ji4 cang4 ging1 jung6 laai1 ding1 man4 se2 gwo3 syu1.
    • Descartes wrote a book in Latin.
  3. Cantonese
    疏忽照顾儿童
    疏忽照顧兒童
    so1 fat1 ziu3 fu3 ji4 tung4
    • to neglect caring of a child
  4. Cantonese
    呢间幼儿中心嘅部份开支由政府补贴。
    呢間幼兒中心嘅部份開支由政府補貼。
    ni1 gaan1 jau3 ji4 zung1 sam1 ge3 bou6 fan6 hoi1 zi1 jau4 zing3 fu2 bou2 tip3.
    • Part of the expenditure of this child care centre is subsidised by the government.
  5. Cantonese
    模特儿摆出优美嘅姿态,赢得唔少掌声。
    模特兒擺出優美嘅姿態,贏得唔少掌聲。
    mou4 dak6 ji4 baai2 ceot1 jau1 mei5 ge3 zi1 taai3, jeng4 dak1 m4 siu2 zoeng2 sing1.
    • The model adopted beautiful postures which met with loud applause.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    祸不及妻儿
    禍不及妻兒
    wo6 bat1 kap6 cai1 ji4
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    哪个医院离这儿最近?
    哪個醫院離這兒最近?
    nǎ ge yī yuàn lí zhè r5 zuì jìn ?
    • Which hospital is closest to here?
  2. Mandarin
    他这人特事儿。
    他這人特事兒。
    tā zhè rén tè shì r5 .
    • He is a very fussy person.
  3. Mandarin
    我一会儿就来。
    我一會兒就來。
    wǒ yī huì r5 jiù lái .
    • I'll come in a moment.
  4. Mandarin
    今儿个
    今兒個
    jīn r5 ge
    • (dialectal) today
  5. Mandarin
    他每天不是上班,就是去做义工,一点儿休息的时间都没有。
    他每天不是上班,就是去做義工,一點兒休息的時間都沒有。
    tā měi tiān bú shì shàng bān , jiù shì qù zuò yì gōng , yī diǎn r5 xiū xī de shí jiān dōu méi yǒu .
    • Every day, he either goes to work or volunteers, not leaving any time for rest.