棋子

Chinese

		any chess-like game or game requiring strategy	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. (棋子)		棋	子

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qízǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˊ ㄗˇ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): kei⁴ zi²

(Taishan, Wiktionary): ki³ du²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khì-chṳ́
Eastern Min (BUC): gì-cī
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): kî-lí

(Teochew, Peng'im): gi⁵ zi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qízǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ ㄗˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cízǐh
  - Wade–Giles: chʻi²-tzŭ³
  - Yale: chí-dž
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyitzyy
  - Palladius: цицзы (ciczy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qízǐr
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ ㄗˇㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cízǐhr
  - Wade–Giles: chʻi²-tzŭ³-ʼrh
  - Yale: chí-dzǐr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyitzeel
  - Palladius: цицзыр (ciczyr)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡sz̩ɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: kei⁴ zi²
  - Yale: kèih jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kei⁴ dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: kéi⁴ ji²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰei̯²¹ t͡siː³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    旗子
    棋子
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: ki³ du²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰi²² tu⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khì-chṳ́
  - Hakka Romanization System: ki^ˇ zii^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ki² zi³
  - Sinological IPA: /kʰi¹¹ t͡sɨ³¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: gì-cī
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ki⁵³⁻³³ ^(t͡s-)ʒi³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kî-lí
  - Tâi-lô: kî-lí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kilie
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ki²⁴⁻²² li⁵³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: gi⁵ zi²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kî tsí
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ki⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡si⁵²/

Noun

棋子

board game piece (Classifier: 顆／颗 m; 枚)
chess piece (Classifier: 顆／颗 m; 枚)
Synonym: 象棋子 (xiàngqízǐ)
(figurative) pawn; person being used to some end (Classifier: 顆／颗 m; 枚)