乾兒

Chinese

Etymology 1

adopted; adoptive; foster son
trad. (乾兒) 乾 兒
simp. (干儿) 干 儿

Pronunciation


Noun

乾兒

  1. godson; (nominally) adopted son
Synonyms

Etymology 2

dry diminutive suffix
trad. (乾兒) 乾 兒
simp. (干儿) 干 儿

Pronunciation


Noun

乾兒

  1. (Mandarin) Erhua form of 乾/干 (gān, “dried food”).
  2. (Mandarin, dated) female servant (usually used as a title after the surname of her husband)
Derived terms
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