孔子
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Chinese
| Kong (surname) | respectful suffix for a male | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (孔子) |
孔 | 子 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): hung2 zi2
- (Taishan, Wiktionary): huung2 du2
- Hakka
- Eastern Min (BUC): Kūng-cṳ̄
- Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): korng3 zo3
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 5khon-tsy
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄗˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Kǒngzǐh
- Wade–Giles: Kʻung3-tzŭ3
- Yale: Kǔng-dž
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Koongtzyy
- Palladius: Кунцзы (Kunczy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hung2 zi2
- Yale: húng jí
- Cantonese Pinyin: hung2 dzi2
- Guangdong Romanization: hung2 ji2
- Sinological IPA (key): /hʊŋ³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: huung2 du2
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɵŋ⁵⁵ tu⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Khûng-chṳ́
- Hakka Romanization System: kungˊ ziiˋ
- Hagfa Pinyim: kung1 zi3
- Sinological IPA: /kʰuŋ²⁴ t͡sɨ³¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
- Hakka Romanization System: kungˊ ziiˊ
- Sinological IPA: /kʰuŋ²⁴⁻³³ t͡sɨ²⁴/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: Kūng-cṳ̄
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰuŋ³³⁻³⁵ (t͡s-)ʒy³³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Puxian Min
- (Putian)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: korng3 zo3
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰɒŋ⁴⁵³⁻²¹ (t͡s-)no⁴⁵³/
- (Xianyou)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: korng3 zo3
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰɒŋ³³²⁻²¹ (t͡s-)nɵ³³²/
- (Putian)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Khóng-chú
- Tâi-lô: Khóng-tsú
- Phofsit Daibuun: qofngzuo
- IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /kʰɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁵³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Khóng-chír
- Tâi-lô: Khóng-tsír
- IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sɯ⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Jinjiang, Philippines)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Khóng-chí
- Tâi-lô: Khóng-tsí
- Phofsit Daibuun: qofngcie
- IPA (Jinjiang, Philippines): /kʰɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡si⁵⁵⁴/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: kong2 ze2
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khóng tsṳ́
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰoŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sɯ⁵²⁻²¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
- Wu
- Middle Chinese: khuwngX tsiX
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*ʰˤoŋʔ tsəʔ/
- (Zhengzhang): /*kʰloːŋʔ ʔslɯʔ/
Proper noun
孔子
- Confucius
- 孔子見老聃，老聃新沐，方將被髮而乾，慹然似非人。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Zhuangzi, circa 3rd – 2nd centuries BCE
- Kǒngzǐ jiàn Lǎodān, Lǎodān xīnmù, fāngjiāng bèifà ér gān, zhérán sì fēirén.
- Confucius went to see Lao Dan, and arrived just as he had completed the bathing of his head, and was letting his dishevelled hair get dry. There he was, motionless, and as if there were not another man in the world.
孔子见老聃，老聃新沐，方将被发而干，𰑔然似非人。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
Others:
- → English: Kongzi
- → Kazakh: Құң-зы (Qūñ-zy)
- → Khmer: ខុងជឺ (khong cɨɨ)
- → Lao: ຂົງຈື້ (khong chư̄)
- → Manchu: ᡴᡠᠩᡯᡳ (kungdzi)
- → Mongolian: Күнз (Künz)
- → Russian: Ку́н-цзы́ (Kún-czý)
- → Thai: ขงจื๊อ (kǒng-jʉ́ʉ)
- → Tibetan: ཁུང་ཙི (khung tsi)
- → Uyghur: كۇڭزى (kungzi)
- → Zhuang: Gungjswj
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 孔 | 子 |
| こう Grade: S |
し Grade: 1 |
| kan'on | |
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 孔 | 子 |
| く Grade: S |
し > じ Grade: 1 |
| goon | |
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 孔子 (MC khuwngX tsiX).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
See also
- 孔子倒れ (Kujidaore)
- 孔子の役 (Kuji no yaku)
- 孔子頭 (Kōshiatama)
- 孔子顔 (Kōshigao)
- 孔子家語 (Kōshi Kego)
- 孔子廟 (Kōshibyō)
- 諸子百家 (Shoshi Hyakka)
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 孔 | 子 |
Proper noun
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 孔 | 子 |
Proper noun
孔子