子母扣 |
zǐ mǔ kòu |
snap fastener |
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" |
子母 |
zǐ mǔ |
mother and son / interest and capital / combination of a large object and a smaller one of the same type |
母 |
mǔ |
mother / elderly female relative / origin / source / (of animals) female |
扣 |
kòu |
to fasten / to button / button / buckle / knot / to arrest / to confiscate / to deduct (money) / discount / to knock / to smash, spike or dunk (a ball) / to cover (with a bowl etc) / (fig.) to tag a label on sb / (Tw) (loanword) code |
扣 |
kòu |
button |