English [1] [n] offspring; child; son [2] [n] seed; egg [3] the first of the twelve Terrestrial Branches [4] a rank of the nobility equivalent to a viscount [5] a designation used in speaking of or to a man in former times Mandarin (hanyu pinyin) zǐ zí cí Cantonese (jyutping) zi2 ci4 Hakka (phonetic) [Bao'an] tsu3 [Dongguan] tsu3 [Hong Kong] tsu3 [Kwangtung] tsii3 [Hailu] tsii3 [Siyan] tsii3 [Meixian] tsii3 Minnan/Taiwanese chi2 Vietnamese tí Japanese shi su Korean ca |