子規
Chinese
child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight |
compass; rule | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (子規) | 子 | 規 | |
| simp. (子规) | 子 | 规 | |
| alternative forms | 子鳺／子𱉎 | ||
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: zǐguī
- Zhuyin: ㄗˇ ㄍㄨㄟ
- Tongyong Pinyin: zǐhguei
- Wade–Giles: tzŭ3-kuei1
- Yale: dž-gwēi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyyguei
- Palladius: цзыгуй (czyguj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zi2 kwai1
- Yale: jí kwāi
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzi2 kwai1
- Guangdong Romanization: ji2 kuei1
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡siː³⁵ kʷʰɐi̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: tsiX kjwie
Noun
子規
- (～鳥) cuckoo
- 山下蘭芽短浸溪，松間沙路淨無泥，蕭蕭暮雨子規啼。 [Ci, trad.]
- From: 1082, Su Shi, 《浣溪沙•游蘄水清泉寺，寺臨蘭溪，溪水西流》
- Shān xià lán yá duǎn jìn xī, sōng jiān shā lù jìng wú ní, xiāoxiāo mùyǔ zǐguī tí. [Pinyin]
- In the brook below the hill there drowns the orchid bud;
The sandy path between pine-trees shows not a trace of mud;
And cuckoos cry, in mournful rain.
山下兰芽短浸溪，松间沙路净无泥，萧萧暮雨子规啼。 [Ci, simp.]
Synonyms
- 伏鳩仔 / 伏鸠仔 (Hakka)
- 催忙鳥 / 催忙鸟 (1tshe-maon2-tiau3) (Northern Wu)
- 可穀 / 可谷 (dialectal)
- 姑姑蟲 / 姑姑虫 (gu1 gu1-3 cung1) (Jin)
- 子規鳥 / 子规鸟 (zǐguīniǎo)
- 布穀 / 布谷 (bùgǔ)
- 布穀鳥 / 布谷鸟 (bùgǔniǎo)
- 杜宇 (dùyǔ) (literary)
- 杜鵑 / 杜鹃 (dùjuān)
- 杜鵑鳥 / 杜鹃鸟 (dùjuānniǎo)
- 種穀蟲兒 / 种谷虫儿 (Jin)
- 穀穀鳥 / 谷谷鸟 (dialectal)
- 豆仔鳥 / 豆仔鸟 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
- 陽雀子 / 阳雀子 (ian2 cio6 zr) (Xiang)
- 鳲鳩 / 鸤鸠 (shījiū) (literary)
Derived terms
Descendants
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 子 | 規 |
| し Grade: 1 |
き Grade: 5 |
| on'yomi | |
From Middle Chinese 子規 (MC tsiX kjwie).
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) しき [sh
íꜜkì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1] - (Tokyo) しき [sh
ìkíꜜ] (Odaka – [2])[1] non-lexical pitch that some speakers employ to reconcile coinciding devoicing and accenting - IPA(key): [ɕi̥kʲi]
Noun
子規 • (shiki)
- synonym of ほととぎす (hototogisu): lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
Proper noun
子規 • (Shiki)
- short for 正岡子規 (Masaoka Shiki): Meiji-period author, poet, and literary critic
Derived terms
- 子規忌 (Shiki-ki)
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 子 | 規 |
| ほととぎす | |
| Grade: 1 | Grade: 5 |
| jukujikun | |
| For pronunciation and definitions of 子規 – see the following entry. | ||
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| (This term, 子規, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |
Usage notes
The kanji spelling is from shiki above.