wēi​zǐ

son of a concubine

  • created sense approved 微子 · wēi​zǐ · son of a concubine — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    wēi​zǐ

    son of a concubine

    (literary) a son not born to the legal wife or first wife

    wéi​zǐ

    微 (literal) → 微 · wēi · humble 子 (literal) → 子 · zǐ · son

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  • created sense approved 微子 · wēi​zǐ · Weizi — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    wēi​zǐ

    Weizi

    Viscount of Wei (11th century BC), elder brother of the last Shang king and founder of the state of Song

    wéi​zǐ

    微 (literal) → 微 · wēi · Wei (ancient state) 子 (literal) → 子 · zǐ · viscount

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  • created sense approved 微子 · wēi​zǐ · adopted son — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    wēi​zǐ

    adopted son

    a son who has been taken into a family to be raised as their own

    微 (literal) → 微 · wēi · humble 子 (literal) → 子 · zǐ · son

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