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凯子 (kǎi zǐ) — (slang) a sugar daddy; a man who spends money on a woman for romantic/sexual favors; (slang) a sucker; a naive man who is easily duped

Definition

Slang for a man who spends lavishly on a woman in exchange for affection — the woman's side of the transaction, not a long-term partner. Also used mockingly for any man seen as naive and easily exploited.

noun
(slang) a sugar daddya man who spends money on a woman for romantic/sexual favors(slang) a suckera naive man who is easily duped
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 凯子，。
    Tā zuì jìn jiāo le yí gè kǎi zǐ, tiān tiān gěi tā mǎi míng pái bāo.
    She recently found a sugar daddy who buys her designer bags every day.
  • 凯子，。
    Nǐ bié dāng kǎi zǐ le, tā zhǐ shì zài lì yòng nǐ.
    Don't be a sucker; she's just using you.
  • ，凯子。
    Tā yǐ wéi zì jǐ hěn yǒu mèi lì, qí shí zài bié rén yǎn lǐ jiù shì gè kǎi zǐ.
    He thinks he's charming, but in others' eyes he's just a sugar daddy.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

凯kǎitriumph
子zǐsuffix

The slang word names a dupe or spendthrift; 子 helps make 凯 into that familiar label.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 凱; 凯 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
豈豈qǐdrum
Sound part声符shēngfú
几
几jǐ凱kǎi
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 凱 may have been built from 豈, a drum, and 几 to give the sound; the simplified 凯 is a later abbreviation.

Open 凯 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

子 is drawn as a baby with a large head, arms stretched out, and legs wrapped in a blanket.

Open 子 →
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