孔夫子
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Chinese
| hole; surname | master; Confucius | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (孔夫子) |
孔 | 夫子 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): hung2 fu1 zi2
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Khûng Fû-chṳ́
- Eastern Min (BUC): Kūng Hŭ-cṳ̄
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Khóng Hu-chír / Khóng Hu-chú
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄈㄨ ㄗˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Kǒng Fuzǐh
- Wade–Giles: Kʻung3 Fu1-tzŭ3
- Yale: Kǔng Fū-dž
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Koong Futzyy
- Palladius: Кун Фуцзы (Kun Fuczy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ fu⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hung2 fu1 zi2
- Yale: húng fū jí
- Cantonese Pinyin: hung2 fu1 dzi2
- Guangdong Romanization: hung2 fu1 ji2
- Sinological IPA (key): /hʊŋ³⁵ fuː⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Khûng Fû-chṳ́
- Hakka Romanization System: kungˊ fuˊ ziiˋ
- Hagfa Pinyim: kung1 fu1 zi3
- Sinological IPA: /kʰuŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ fu²⁴ t͡sɨ³¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: Kūng Hŭ-cṳ̄
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰuŋ³³ hu⁵⁵⁻⁵³ (t͡s-)ʒy³³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Khóng Hu-chír
- Tâi-lô: Khóng Hu-tsír
- IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hu³³ t͡sɯ⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Khóng Hu-chú
- Tâi-lô: Khóng Hu-tsú
- Phofsit Daibuun: qorng huzuo
- IPA (Taipei): /kʰɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hu⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁵³/
- IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hu⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su⁵³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hu⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
Proper noun
孔夫子
Synonyms
Derived terms
- 孔夫子搬家——淨是書／孔夫子搬家——净是书 (kǒngfūzǐ bānjiā, jìng shì shū)
- 孔夫子門前賣文章／孔夫子门前卖文章
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (孔夫子):
- → Japanese: 孔夫子 (Kōfūshi)
- → Korean: 공부자(孔夫子) (Gongbuja)
- → Vietnamese: Khổng Phu Tử (孔夫子)
Others:
- → Classical Mongolian: ᠺᠦ᠋ᠩᠹᠦᠽᠢ (küngfüzi)
- → Finnish: Kungfutse, Konfutse
- → Indonesian: Konghucu, Khonghucu, Kong Hu Cu, Khong Hu Cu
- → Latin: Confucius
- → Manchu: ᡴᡠᠩᡶ᠋ᡠᡯ (kungfudz)
- → Tibetan: ཁུང་ཧྥུ་ཙི (khung hphu tsi)
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 孔 | 夫 | 子 |
| こう Grade: S |
ふう Grade: 4 |
し Grade: 1 |
| kan'on | kan'yōon | on'yomi |
Etymology
Proper noun
See also
- 夫子 (fūshi)
Korean
| Hanja in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 孔 | 夫 | 子 |
Proper noun
孔夫子 • (Gongbuja) (hangeul 공부자)
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 孔 | 夫 | 子 |
Proper noun
孔夫子
- chữ Hán form of Khổng Phu Tử (“Confucius”).