| 二杆子 |
èr gān zi |
hot-tempered / rash / hot-tempered person |
| 二 |
èr |
two / 2 / (Beijing dialect) stupid |
| 杆 |
gān |
(bound form) pole; shaft |
| 杆 |
gǎn |
stick / pole / lever / classifier for long objects such as guns |
| 杆子 |
gān zi |
pole |
| 杆子 |
gǎn zi |
pole / stick / club / gang of bandits |
| 子 |
zǐ |
son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub- |
| 子 |
zi |
noun suffix, as in 椅子 "chair" |