封子

Chinese
 
to confer; to grant; to seal
to confer; to grant; to seal; (a measure word)
 
child; son; (noun suffix)
child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
simp. and trad.
(封子)		 封 子

Pronunciation

Noun

封子

  1. (Xiamen Hokkien, dated) wooden block used by a magistrate to strike the table in calling for attention or order

Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 驚堂木 (“wooden block used by a magistrate to strike the table in calling for attention or order”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 驚堂木
Mandarin Jinan 驚堂木
Eastern Min Fuzhou 驚堂木
Southern Min Xiamen 封子
Wu Shanghai 驚堂木
Danyang 驚堂木
Xiang Changsha 戒方
Loudi 戒尺
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