訴訟

See also: 诉讼

Chinese

		complain; sue; tell	litigation
trad. (訴訟)		訴	訟
simp. (诉讼)		诉	讼

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sùsòng

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄨˋ ㄙㄨㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sou³ zung⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): su-siung
Eastern Min (BUC): só-sê̤ṳng
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): sò͘-siōng

(Teochew, Peng'im): su³ song⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: sùsòng
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄨˋ ㄙㄨㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sùsòng
  - Wade–Giles: su⁴-sung⁴
  - Yale: sù-sùng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suhsonq
  - Palladius: сусун (susun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /su⁵¹⁻⁵³ sʊŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sou³ zung⁶
  - Yale: sou juhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sou³ dzung⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: sou³ zung⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sou̯³³ t͡sʊŋ²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: su-siung
  - Hakka Romanization System: su xiung
  - Hagfa Pinyim: su⁴ xiung⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /su⁵⁵ si̯uŋ⁵⁵/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: só-sê̤ṳng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /su²¹³⁻⁵³ ^(s-)løyŋ²⁴²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sò͘-siōng
  - Tâi-lô: sòo-siōng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sorsiong
  - IPA (Xiamen): /sɔ²¹⁻⁵³ siɔŋ²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siɔŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /sɔ²¹⁻⁵³ siɔŋ²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /sɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ siɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /sɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ siɔŋ³³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: su³ song⁶
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sù sŏng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /su²¹³⁻⁵⁵ soŋ³⁵/

Middle Chinese: suH zjowng|zjowngH

Rime
Character	訴	訟	訟
Reading #	1/1	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	心 (16)	邪 (17)	邪 (17)
Final (韻)	模 (23)	鍾 (7)	鍾 (7)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	III	III
Fanqie	桑故切	祥容切	似用切
Baxter	suH	zjowng	zjowngH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/suo^H/	/zɨoŋ/	/zɨoŋ^H/
Pan Wuyun	/suo^H/	/zioŋ/	/zioŋ^H/
Shao Rongfen	/so^H/	/zioŋ/	/zioŋ^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/sɔ^H/	/zuawŋ/	/zuawŋ^H/
Li Rong	/so^H/	/zioŋ/	/zioŋ^H/
Wang Li	/su^H/	/zĭwoŋ/	/zĭwoŋ^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/suo^H/	/zi̯woŋ/	/zi̯woŋ^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	sù	sóng	sòng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	sou³	cung⁴	zung⁶

Verb

訴訟

to file a lawsuit; to litigate; to sue
撤回訴訟／撤回诉讼 ― chèhuí sùsòng ― to drop a case

刑事訴訟／刑事诉讼 ― xíngshì sùsòng ― criminal case

民事訴訟／民事诉讼 ― mínshì sùsòng ― civil litigation

討薪訴訟／讨薪诉讼 ― tǎoxīn sùsòng ― wage litigation

訴訟當事人／诉讼当事人 ― sùsòng dāngshìrén ― litigant

訴訟代理人／诉讼代理人 ― sùsòng dàilǐrén ― litigation representative

對某人提起訴訟／对某人提起诉讼 ― duì mǒurén tíqǐ sùsòng ― to take legal proceedings against someone
- 西州豪右并兼，吏多姦貪，訴訟日百數。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
  西州豪右并兼，吏多奸贪，诉讼日百数。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
  From: The Book of the Later Han, circa 5^th century CE
  Xīzhōu háoyòu bìngjiān, lì duō jiāntān, sùsòng rì bǎi shù. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Synonyms

告
告狀 / 告状 (gàozhuàng)
告訴 / 告诉 (gàosù)
打官司
指控 (zhǐkòng)
控告 (kònggào)
控訴 / 控诉 (kòngsù)
檢控 / 检控 (jiǎnkòng) (chiefly Hong Kong)
爭訟 / 争讼 (zhēngsòng) (to litigate to resolve a dispute)
訴追 / 诉追 (sùzhuī)
起訴 / 起诉 (qǐsù)
追訴 / 追诉 (zhuīsù)

Derived terms

共同訴訟 / 共同诉讼
刑事訴訟 / 刑事诉讼
民事訴訟 / 民事诉讼
民事訴訟法 / 民事诉讼法
行政訴訟 / 行政诉讼
訴訟代理人 / 诉讼代理人
訴訟擔保 / 诉讼担保
訴訟權 / 诉讼权 (sùsòngquán)
訴訟法 / 诉讼法
訴訟請求 / 诉讼请求 (sùsòng qǐngqiú)
訴訟費 / 诉讼费 (sùsòngfèi)
選舉訴訟 / 选举诉讼
集體訴訟 / 集体诉讼 (jítǐ sùsòng)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (訴訟):

→ Japanese: 訴(そ)訟(しょう) (soshō)
→ Korean: 소송(訴訟) (sosong)
→ Vietnamese: tố tụng (訴訟)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
訴	訟
そ Grade: S	しょう Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) そしょー [sòshóó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [so̞ɕo̞ː]

Noun

訴(そ)訟(しょう) • (soshō)

(law) lawsuit (a case where a court is needed to resolve differences)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
訴	訟

Noun

訴訟 • (sosong) (hangeul 소송)

hanja form^? of 소송 (“lawsuit”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
訴	訟

Verb

訴訟

chữ Hán form of tố tụng (“to file a lawsuit”)