鬼谷子

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Chinese

			child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (鬼谷子)		鬼谷	子
simp. ^#(鬼谷子)		鬼谷	子

Wikipedia has articles on:

鬼谷子 (Written Standard Chinese^?)
Kúi-kok-chú (Southern Min)
Guiguzi (English)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Guǐgǔzǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄨˇ ㄗˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Guǐgǔzǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄨˇ ㄗˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Guěigǔzǐh
  - Wade–Giles: Kuei³-ku³-tzŭ³
  - Yale: Gwěi-gǔ-dž
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Goeiguutzyy
  - Palladius: Гуйгуцзы (Gujguczy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Proper noun

鬼谷子

A philosopher (or, alternatively, a group of philosophers) who wrote a treatise on diplomacy and rhetoric.

Usage notes

The treatise is also called 捭闔策 / 捭阖策.

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (鬼谷子):

→ Japanese: 鬼(き)谷(こく)子(し) (kikokushi)
→ Korean: 귀곡자(鬼谷子) (gwigokja)
→ Vietnamese: Quỷ Cốc Tử (鬼谷子)

See also

Guiguzi on Wikiquote.Wikiquote

Japanese

Japanese Wikipedia has an article on:

鬼谷子

Kanji in this term
鬼	谷	子
き Grade: S	こく Grade: 2	し Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):

Proper noun

鬼(き)谷(こく)子(し) • (Kikokushi)

Guiguzi

Korean

Hanja in this term
鬼	谷	子

Proper noun

鬼谷子 • (Gwigokja) (hangeul 귀곡자)

hanja form^? of 귀곡자

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