yuán​zǐ

oldest son

Senses

元子 yuán​zǐ oldest son

(literary) the eldest son of an emperor or a feudal lord

元子 yuán​zǐ meatball

food item consisting of a ball of minced meat or similar ingredients; similar to 丸子 wán​zi

元子 yuán​zǐ salted duck egg

(archaic) a salted duck egg soaked in leaf juice until the shell turns deep red

元子 yuán​zǐ Yuanzi

a self-referential name used by the Tang dynasty poet 元结 yuán​jié; also refers to his collected works

References

see 元子/元子 丸子/丸子
see 元子/元子 元结/元結