號子 [号－]

Jyutping hou6 zi2
Pinyin hào zi

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. work chant
  2. prison cell
  3. type
  4. sort
  5. mark
  6. sign
  7. signal
  8. (Tw) brokerage firm
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, Mainland-China, Mandarin, Xiang, regional
    prison cell; jail cell; prison; jail
    (syn.) 牢房, 囚室
    • 蹲號子
      蹲号子
      dūn hào zi
      to be stuck in prison/jail
  2. noun
    labour chant
  3. noun, Mainland-China, Mandarin, classifier
    sort; kind (of people or thing)
  4. noun, Taiwan, colloquial
    brokerage firm
  5. noun, Xiang
    number; code; digit
Definitions (兩岸三地生活差異詞語彙編—Two Shores Three Places)
  1. 臺陸用法和差異
    在​臺灣​「​號子​」​是​證券​經紀​公司​的​俗稱​。​
    ​而​在​中國​大陸​，​「​號子​」​有​多重​意思​，​一是​指​拘留所​、​看守所​或​監獄​等​有​統一​編號​的​牢房​；​也​指​集體​勞動​時​，​為​了​統一​步調​，​由​一人​領頭​唱而眾​人應​和​的​歌曲​；​或​帶有​貶義​，​指​某種​某類​的​人​或​事​，​如​這​號子​人物​、​這​號子​事​。
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    蹲号子
    蹲號子
    dūn hào zi
    • to be stuck in prison/jail