yuánzǐ
oldest son
元子 yuánzǐ
- oldest son
- (literary) the eldest son of an emperor or a feudal lord
- meatball
- food item consisting of a ball of minced meat or similar ingredients; similar to 丸子 wánzi
- salted duck egg
- (archaic) a salted duck egg soaked in leaf juice until the shell turns deep red
- Yuanzi
- a self-referential name used by the Tang dynasty poet 元结 yuánjié; also refers to his collected works