| 叫化子 |
jiào huā zi |
variant of 叫花子 |
| 叫 |
jiào |
to shout / to call / to order / to ask / to be called / by (indicates agent in the passive mood) |
| 叫 |
jiào |
variant of 叫 |
| 化 |
huā |
variant of 花 |
| 化 |
huà |
to make into / to change into / -ization / to ... -ize / to transform / abbr. for 化学 |
| 化子 |
huā zi |
beggar (old term) / same as 花子 |
| 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" |