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


Noun

孫子

  1. grandson (son's son)
  2. grandchild
  3. (dialectal Mandarin, derogatory, vulgar) bastard; good-for-nothing
    這孫子成績好是因為丫老給老師舔屁眼。 [Beijing Mandarin, trad.]
    这孙子成绩好是因为丫老给老师舔屁眼。 [Beijing Mandarin, simp.]
    Zhè sūnzi chéngjì hǎo shì yīnwèi yā lǎo gěi lǎoshī tiǎn pìyǎn. [Pinyin]
    This bastard gets good grades because he always kisses the teacher's ass.
    以搶錢為宗旨,待旅客如孫子 [MSC, trad.]
    以抢钱为宗旨,待旅客如孙子 [MSC, simp.]
    Yǐ qiǎngqián wèi zōngzhǐ, dài lǚkè rú sūnzi [Pinyin]
    Aim at robbing money (from passengers), treat passengers like bastards (A slogan used for satirizing China Railway Guangzhou Group)
Synonyms
  • (grandson):
  • (good-for-nothing):
Derived terms

Adjective

孫子

  1. (Beijing Mandarin) timid; cowardly
  2. (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



Rime
Character 孫 子
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial (聲) 心 (16) 精 (13)
Final (韻) 魂 (55) 之 (19)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Closed Open
Division (等) I III
Fanqie 思渾切 即里切
Baxter swon tsiX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/suən/ /t͡sɨX/
Pan
Wuyun
/suon/ /t͡sɨX/
Shao
Rongfen
/suən/ /t͡sieX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/swən/ /t͡sɨX/
Li
Rong
/suən/ /t͡siəX/
Wang
Li
/suən/ /t͡sĭəX/
Bernard
Karlgren
/suən/ /t͡siX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
sūn zǐ
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
syun1 zi2
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 孫 子
Reading # 1/1 2/2
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
sūn zǐ
Middle
Chinese
‹ swon › ‹ tsiX ›
Old
Chinese
/*[s]ˁu[n]/ /*tsəʔ/
English grandchild; descendant child; gentleman, master

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 孫 子
Reading # 1/1 1/1
No. 12178 17857
Phonetic
component
孫 子
Rime
group
文 之
Rime
subdivision
2 0
Corresponding
MC rime
孫 子
Old
Chinese
/*suːn/ /*ʔslɯʔ/

Noun

孫子

  1. (literary) posterity; descendants
Synonyms

Etymology 3

surname respectful suffix for teachers
trad. (孫子) 孫 子
simp. (孙子) 孙 子
anagram 子孫/子孙

Pronunciation


Proper noun

孫子

  1. Sun Tzu (military general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period, 544–496 BCE)
  2. The Art of War
  3. Sunzi, author of the mathematical treatise Sunzi Suanjing
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (孫子):
  • → Japanese: 孫(そん)子(し) (sonshi)
  • → Korean: 손자(孫子) (sonja)
  • → Vietnamese: Tôn Tử (孫子)

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

From Chinese 孫子/孙子.

Proper noun

孫(そん)子(し) • (Sonshi) 

  1. Sun Tzu
See also

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

  • (Tokyo) まご​こ [màgóꜜkò] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [ma̠ɡo̞ko̞]

Noun

孫(まご)子(こ) • (magoko) 

  1. Synonym of 子孫 (shison, “grandchildren and children; descendants”)

Korean

Hanja in this term
孫子

Noun

孫子 • (sonja) (hangeul 손자)

  1. Hanja form? of 손자 (“grandson, grandchild”).

Proper noun

孫子 • (Sonja) (hangeul 손자)

  1. Hanja form? of 손자 (“Sun Tzu”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
孫子

Proper noun

孫子

  1. chữ Hán form of Tôn Tử (“Sun Tzu”).
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