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Jyutping ji4 zi2
Pinyin ér zǐ

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, Classical-Chinese
    baby; infant; newborn
  2. noun, Classical-Chinese
    child
  3. noun, Classical-Chinese
    Term of self-address, used by a man when speaking to elders.

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Jyutping ji4 zi2
Pinyin ér zi

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. son
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞、書面語
    某人​所養​育​嘅​男性
    son
    • 佢係我個仔。
      佢系我个仔。
      keoi5 hai6 ngo5 go3 zai2.
      他是我的兒子。
  2. 近義詞
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    son
    • 他掏空家底給兒子治病。
      他掏空家底给儿子治病。
      tā tāo kōng jiā dǐ gěi ér zi zhì bìng .
      He used up all of family's savings to help treat his son's disease.
    • 兒子很瘦削,説屁股癢,是不是有蟲了?
      儿子很瘦削,说屁股痒,是不是有虫了?
      ér zi hěn shòu xuē , shuō pì gu yǎng , shì bù shì yǒu chóng le ?
      (My) son's gotten skinny, says his bottom is itchy, has he got worms?
  2. noun, Mandarin, Northern, Thai
    man
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 一级词汇表 #97
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Mandarin
    她有一个儿子和两个女儿。
    她有一個兒子和兩個女兒。
    tā yǒu yí gè ér zi hé liǎng gè nǚ ér 。
    • She has a son and two daughters.
  4. Mandarin
    他退休的时候,他儿子接手了他的生意。
    他退休的時候,他兒子接手了他的生意。
    tā tuì xiū de shí hou , tā ér zi jiē shǒu le tā de shēng yì 。
    • When he retired, his son took over his business.
    • When he retired, his son took over the business.
  5. Mandarin
    你儿子长大了想做什么?
    你兒子長大了想做什麼?
    nǐ ér zi zhǎng dà le xiǎng zuò shén me ?
    • What does your son want to be when he grows up?
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    儿子生性 ,病母倍感安慰。
    兒子生性 ,病母倍感安慰。
    ji4 zi2 saang1 sing3, beng6 mou5 pui2 gam2 on1 wai3
    • Sick mom feel comfort because of the well-behaved and mature son.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    他和儿子分吃了一张比萨饼。
    他和兒子分吃了一張比薩餅。
    tā hé ér zǐ fēn chī le yī zhāng bǐ sà bǐng .
    • He shared a pizza with his son.
  2. Mandarin
    小儿子
    小兒子
    xiǎo ér zǐ
    • youngest son
  3. Mandarin
    他儿子一满18岁,他就送他参军了。
    他兒子一滿18歲,他就送他參軍了。
    tā ér zǐ yī mǎn 18 suì , tā jiù sòng tā cān jūn le .
    • He sent his son to join the army as soon as he reached eighteen.
  4. Mandarin
    他掏空家底给儿子治病。
    他掏空家底給兒子治病。
    tā tāo kōng jiā dǐ gěi ér zi zhì bìng .
    • He used up all of family's savings to help treat his son's disease.
  5. Mandarin
    儿子很瘦削,说屁股痒,是不是有虫了?
    兒子很瘦削,説屁股癢,是不是有蟲了?
    ér zi hěn shòu xuē , shuō pì gu yǎng , shì bù shì yǒu chóng le ?
    • (My) son's gotten skinny, says his bottom is itchy, has he got worms?