孫子
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 (Northern, Wugniu): 1sen-tsy5 / 1sen-tsy3 / 1sen 1tsy3
- Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): sen1 zr
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: sūnzi
- 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)
- (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: syun1 zi2
- Yale: syūn jí
- Cantonese Pinyin: syn1 dzi2
- Guangdong Romanization: xun1 ji2
- Sinological IPA (key): /syːn⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/
- Homophones:
孫子 / 孙子
宣旨
宣紙 / 宣纸
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Gan
- Jin
- Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
- Wugniu: 1sen-tsy5
- MiniDict: sen平 tsy去
- Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): 1sen-tsr2
- Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /sən⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹/
- (Northern: Suzhou)
- Wugniu: 1sen-tsy3
- MiniDict: sen平 tsy上
- Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /sən⁴⁴ t͡sz̩/
- (Northern: Jiaxing)
- Wugniu: 1sen 1tsy3
- MiniDict: sen平 tsy上
- Sinological IPA (Jiaxing): /sən⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵³/
- (Northern: Shanghai)
- Xiang
Noun
孫子
- grandson (son's son)
- grandchild
- (dialectal Mandarin, derogatory, vulgar) bastard; good-for-nothing
Synonyms
- (grandson):
Dialectal synonyms of 孫子 (“grandson (son's son)”) [map]
- (good-for-nothing):
Dialectal synonyms of 廢物 (“incompetent person; useless individual; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well”) [map]
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: sūnzǐ
- 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
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: syun1 zi2
- Yale: syūn jí
- Cantonese Pinyin: syn1 dzi2
- Guangdong Romanization: xun1 ji2
- Sinological IPA (key): /syːn⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/
- Homophones:
孫子 / 孙子
宣旨
宣紙 / 宣纸
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Middle Chinese: swon tsiX
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*[s]ˤu[n] tsəʔ/
- (Zhengzhang): /*suːn ʔslɯʔ/
Noun
孫子
- (literary) posterity; descendants
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)
- 後胤 / 后胤 (hòuyìn) (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: Sūnzǐ
- 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
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: syun1 zi2
- Yale: syūn jí
- Cantonese Pinyin: syn1 dzi2
- Guangdong Romanization: xun1 ji2
- Sinological IPA (key): /syːn⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/
- Homophones:
孫子 / 孙子
宣旨
宣紙 / 宣纸
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
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
孫子 • (Sonshi)
See also
- 諸子百家 (Shoshi Hyakka)
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
孫子 • (magoko)
- synonym of 子孫 (shison, “grandchildren and children; descendants”)
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 孫 | 子 |
Noun
孫子 • (sonja) (hangeul 손자)
- hanja form? of 손자 (“grandson, grandchild”)
Proper noun
孫子 • (Sonja) (hangeul 손자)
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 孫 | 子 |
Proper noun
孫子