管子 meaning and pronunciation

管子
Simplified/traditional word

管子 English definition

guǎn zǐ
  • tube
  • pipe
  • drinking straw
  • CL:根[gen1]

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Characters

  • 管 (guǎn): to take care (of); to control; to manage; to be in charge of; to look after; to run; to care about; tube; pipe; woodwind; classifier for tube-shaped objects; particle similar to 把[ba3] in 管...叫 constructions; writing brush; (coll.) to; towards;
  • 子 (zi): (noun suffix); child; small thing