骨子

Chinese

		bone	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 pm-1 am; midnight
trad. (骨子)		骨	子
simp. ^#(骨子)		骨	子

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gǔzi

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨˇ ˙ㄗ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gwat¹ zi²

(Taishan, Wiktionary): gut² du²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gǔzi
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˇ ˙ㄗ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gǔzi̊h
  - Wade–Giles: ku³-tzŭ⁵
  - Yale: gǔ-dz
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guu.tzy
  - Palladius: гуцзы (guczy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴/
  - Homophones:
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    穀子／谷子
    股子
    骨子
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: gwat¹ zi²
  - Yale: gwāt jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwat⁷ dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: gued¹ ji²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɐt̚⁵ t͡siː³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    橘子
    骨子
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: gut² du²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kut̚⁵⁵ tu⁵⁵/

Noun

骨子

frame; ribs

Derived terms

骨子裡／骨子里 (gǔzilǐ)

Adjective

骨子

(obsolete or Cantonese, dated) elegant; beautiful
- Chinese lesson, Hong Kong Educational Television
  你看這公仔多骨子，快拆開來看看吧！ [Cantonese, trad.]
  你看这公仔多骨子，快拆开来看看吧！ [Cantonese, simp.]
  nei⁵ hon¹ ze² gung¹ zai² do¹ gwat¹ zi², faai³ caak³ hoi¹ loi⁴ hon¹ hon¹ baa⁶! [Jyutping]
  Look, this (fashion) doll is so beautiful. Try unboxing it quickly!

Adverb

骨子

(archaic) still; yet
See also: 兀自

Synonyms

Synonyms of 骨子

仍 (réng)
仍是 (réngshì)
仍然 (réngrán)
依然 (yīrán)
兀自 (wùzì) (dialectal or archaic)
尚且 (shàngqiě)
仍舊／仍旧 (réngjiù)
依舊／依旧 (yījiù)
原徑／原径 (Wu)

嘛閣／嘛阁 (Min Nan)
猶且／犹且 (yóuqiě) (literary)
猶是／犹是 (Min Nan)
猶然／犹然 (yóurán)
猶自／犹自 (yóuzì)
還／还 (hái)
還是／还是 (háishì)
都係／都系 (Cantonese)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
骨	子
こつ > こっ Grade: 6	し Grade: 1
kan’on

Etymology

Ultimately from Chinese 骨子 (gǔzi, literally “skeleton, framework + [diminutive suffix]”).

Appears in texts from the late 1600s.[1]

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Kan’on

(Tokyo) こっし [kóꜜsshì] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
IPA^(key): [ko̞ɕːi]

Noun

骨(こっ)子(し) • (kosshi)

outline, essentials, gist, framework

References

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
骨	子

Noun

骨子 • (golja) (hangeul 골자)

Hanja form^? of 골자 (“outline, essentials, gist, framework”).

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