影子

Chinese
 
picture; image; reflection
picture; image; reflection; shadow
 
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.
(影子)		 影 子

Pronunciation

Noun

影子

  1. shadow
  2. trace (e.g. of an author's writing style)
  3. impression; visualisation
  4. reflection (in a mirror, surface of water, etc.)

Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 影子 (“shadow”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Classical Chinese 影
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 影子
Mandarin Beijing 影子, 影兒
Taiwan 影子
Yantai (Muping) 影兒
Jinan 影子, 影兒
Wanrong 影兒
Xi'an 影子, 影影兒
Wuhan 影子
Chengdu 影子
Yangzhou 影子
Hefei 影子
Singapore 影子
Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) 影子, 影影子, 影影兒
Dagudi (Maliba) 影子
Reshuitang (Longling) 影子, 影影
Mae Salong (Lancang) 影子
Mae Sai (Tengchong) 影子
Cantonese Guangzhou 影
Hong Kong 影
Yangjiang 影
Beihai 影子
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) 影子
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) 影子
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) 影子
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) 影
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) 影
Móng Cái 影
Bangkok (Guangfu) 影
Gan Nanchang 影子
Lichuan 影仔
Hakka Meixian 影仔, 影
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 影仔
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 影仔
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 影, 影仔
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 影
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 影
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 影
Senai (Huiyang) 影
Bangkok (Jiexi) 影
Jin Taiyuan 影子, 影戶兒
Northern Min Jian'ou 影
Eastern Min Fuzhou 影
Southern Min Xiamen 影
Quanzhou 影
Zhangzhou 影
Taipei (Wanhua) 影
Kaohsiung 影
Yilan 影
Changhua (Lukang) 影
Taichung 影
Taichung (Wuqi) 影
Tainan 影
Taitung 影
Hsinchu 影
Penghu (Magong) 影
Manila (Hokkien) 影
Chaozhou 影
Shantou 影
Jieyang 影
Bangkok (Teochew) 影
Johor Bahru (Teochew) 影
Pontianak (Teochew) 影
Leizhou 影
Haikou 影
Puxian Min Xianyou 影
Wu Suzhou 影子
Hangzhou (Fuyang) 影子
Wenzhou 影
Xiang Changsha 影子
Xiangxiang 影子
Shuangfeng 影子

Adjective

影子

  1. (politics, attributive) shadow (acting in a leadership role before being formally recognised)
  2. (politics, attributive) shadow (part of, or related to, the opposition in government)

Derived terms
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