gān'ér​zi

godson

  • created reference approved 干儿子/乾兒子 → 义子/義子 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    干儿子 / 乾兒子 gān'ér​zi

    义子 / 義子 yì​zǐ

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 干儿子/乾兒子 → 契子 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    干儿子 / 乾兒子 gān'ér​zi

    契子 qì​zǐ

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 干儿子/乾兒子 · gān'ér​zi · godson — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    干儿子 / 乾兒子

    gān'ér​zi

    godson

    an adopted son or godson in a traditional context, typically involving a formal recognition of the relationship without legal adoption

    干 (literal) → 干/乾 · gān · adoptive 儿子 (literal) → 儿子/兒子 · ér​zi · son

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense