The Chinese word for baby is
婴儿
yīng ér
Chinese Definition
| baby | |
| 1. 婴孩 | |
| Components | |
| 婴 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 嬰 | |
| 儿 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 兒 | |
| 2. usage. May be used to specially write erhua (or the rhotic sound) in traditional Chinese, in contrast with child. | |
| 3. Variant of 人 |
Translations for 儿 and their definitions
| 嬰兒 | |
| 1. n. baby; infant | |
| 2. n. (Taoism) lead (metal) |
| 婴儿 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 嬰兒 |
| 娃娃 | |
| 1. n. baby | |
| 2. n. young child | |
| 3. n. (dialectal) children | |
| 4. n. doll; toy figurine (especially one shaped as a baby) |
| 宝宝 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 寶寶 |
| 崽 | |
| 1. (Guangxi Mandarin, Gan, Pinghua, Xiang) son; child | |
| 2. (dialectal) young animal |
| 親愛的 | |
| 1. dear, loved | |
| 2. darling, person who is dear to one | |
| 3. beloved |
| 寶貝 | |
| 1. darling, person who is dear to one |
| 宝贝 | |
| 1. darling, person who is dear to one |
| 心肝 | |
| 1. n. (figurative) conscience | |
| 2. n. (figurative) sincere affection | |
| 3. n. (figurative) darling; honey; sweetheart | |
| 4. n. (figurative) character (mental and ethical traits) | |
| 5. n. (figurative, Min Nan, Min Dong) mind |
Dictionary entries from Wiktionary
Pronunciation
yīng ér
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