孫子
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See also: 孙子
Chinese
Etymology 1
| grandson | diminutive suffix | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (孫子) | 孫 | 子 | |
| simp. (孙子) | 孙 | 子 | |
| anagram | 子孫／子孙 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): syun1 zi2
- Gan (Wiktionary): sun1 zi
- Jin (Wiktionary): sung1 zeh
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 1sen-zy
- Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): sen1 zr
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄣ ˙ㄗ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sunzi̊h
- Wade–Giles: sun1-tzŭ5
- Yale: swūn-dz
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suen.tzy
- Palladius: суньцзы (sunʹczy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /su̯ən⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩²/
- (Dungan)
- Cyrillic and Wiktionary: сунзы (sunzɨ, I-0)
- Sinological IPA (key): /suŋ²⁴ t͡sz̩⁰/
- (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- Gan
- (Nanchang)
- Wiktionary: sun1 zi
- Sinological IPA (key): /sun⁴² t͡sz̩²/
- (Nanchang)
- Jin
- (Taiyuan)+
- Wiktionary: sung1 zeh
- Sinological IPA (old-style): /sũŋ¹¹ t͡səʔ²/
- (Taiyuan)+
- Wu
- Xiang
- (Changsha)
- Wiktionary: sen1 zr
- Sinological IPA (key): /sən³³ t͡sz̩³/
- (Changsha)
Noun
孫子
- grandson (son's son)
- grandchild
- (dialectal Mandarin, derogatory, vulgar) bastard; good-for-nothing
Synonyms
- (grandson):
- (good-for-nothing):
Dialectal synonyms of 廢物 (“incompetent person; useless individual; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well”)
Derived terms
Adjective
孫子
- (Beijing Mandarin) timid; cowardly
- (Beijing Mandarin, of one's behaviour) disgusting; revolting
Derived terms
Etymology 2
| grandson | son | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (孫子) | 孫 | 子 | |
| simp. (孙子) | 孙 | 子 | |
| anagram | 子孫／子孙 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄣ ㄗˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sunzǐh
- Wade–Giles: sun1-tzŭ3
- Yale: swūn-dž
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suentzyy
- Palladius: суньцзы (sunʹczy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /su̯ən⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- Middle Chinese: swon tsiX
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*ˤu tsəʔ/
- (Zhengzhang): /*suːn ʔslɯʔ/
Noun
孫子
Synonyms
- 下輩／下辈 (xiàbèi)
- 仔孫／仔孙 (zai2 syun1) (Cantonese)
- 兒孫／儿孙 (érsūn)
- 囝孫／囝孙 (Min)
- 子孫／子孙 (zǐsūn)
- 子胤 (zǐyìn) (literary)
- 後人／后人 (hòurén)
- 後代／后代 (hòudài)
- 後嗣／后嗣 (hòusì)
- 後生／后生 (hòushēng) (literary)
- 後裔／后裔 (hòuyì)
- 根 (gēn) (figurative)
- 緒餘／绪余 (xùyú) (literary)
- 苗 (miáo) (literary, or in compounds)
- 遺裔／遗裔 (yíyì) (literary)
- 餘緒／余绪 (yúxù) (literary)
Etymology 3
| surname | respectful suffix for teachers | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (孫子) | 孫 | 子 | |
| simp. (孙子) | 孙 | 子 | |
| anagram | 子孫／子孙 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄣ ㄗˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Sunzǐh
- Wade–Giles: Sun1-tzŭ3
- Yale: Swūn-dž
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Suentzyy
- Palladius: Суньцзы (Sunʹczy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /su̯ən⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
Proper noun
孫子
- Sun Tzu (military general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period, 544–496 BCE)
- The Art of War
- Sunzi, author of the mathematical treatise Sunzi Suanjing
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 4
| For pronunciation and definitions of 孫子 – see 荀子 (“Xunzi; etc.”). (This term is a variant form of 荀子). |
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 孫 | 子 |
| そん Grade: 4 |
し Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi | |
Proper noun
See also
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 孫 | 子 |
| まご Grade: 4 |
こ Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi | |
From 孫 (mago, “grandchild”) + 子 (ko, “child”).
Pronunciation
Noun
- Synonym of 子孫 (shison, “grandchildren and children; descendants”)
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 孫 | 子 |
Noun
- Hanja form? of 손자 (“grandson, grandchild”).
Proper noun
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 孫 | 子 |
Proper noun
孫子