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 pm-1 am; midnight
simp. and trad. (影子)		影	子

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): yǐngzi

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄥˇ ˙ㄗ

(Dungan, Cyrillic): йинзы (jinzɨ, II-I)
Cantonese (Jyutping): jing² zi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yǐngzi
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄥˇ ˙ㄗ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yying.tzy
  - IPA ^(key): /iŋ²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic: йинзы (jinzɨ, II-I)
  - IPA ^(key): /ʝĩ⁵¹ t͡sɨː²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jing² zi²
  - Yale: yíng jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jing² dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: ying² ji²
  - IPA ^(key): /jɪŋ³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

Noun

影子

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

Synonyms

(shadow): 暗影 (ànyǐng), 陰影／阴影 (yīnyǐng)

Adjective

影子

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

Derived terms

影子內閣／影子内阁 (yǐngzi nèigé)
影子大臣 (yǐngzi dàchén)

影子政府 (yǐngzi zhèngfǔ)
影子部長／影子部长 (yǐngzi bùzhǎng)

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