Chinese Word Entry

美智子
Mandarin (Zhuyin): ㄇㄟˇ ㄓˋ ㄗˇ
Mandarin (Pinyin): Měi zhì zǐ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mei5 zi3 zi2
Definitions:
  1. Michiko, Japanese female given name

  2. Empress Michiko of Japan (1934-)


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Chinese characters used in this word

beauty, beautiful, pretty, pleasing
Readings
Mandarin: ㄇㄟˇ (měi)
Cantonese: mei5
Japanese: ビ (bi)、 ミ (mi) / うつく.しい (utsukushii)、 よい (yoi)、 ほめる (homeru)
Korean: 미 (mi)
Vietnamese: mỹ, mỉ

wisdom, intellect, reason, knowledge, intelligence
Readings
Mandarin: ㄓˋ (zhì)
Cantonese: zi3
Japanese: チ (chi) / ちえ (chie)
Korean: 지 (ji)
Vietnamese: trí

child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac, offspring, fruit, seed of, first earthly branch
Readings
Mandarin: ㄗˇ (zǐ), ㄗˊ (zí), ㄗ˙ (zi)
Cantonese: zi2
Japanese: シ (shi)、 ス (su)、 ツ (tsu) / こ (ko)、 -こ (-ko)、 ね (ne)、 み (mi)、 おとこ (otoko)
Korean: 자 (ja)
Vietnamese: tử, tý, tí
Variants
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