三字經

See also: 三字经

Chinese

		three	letter; symbol; character letter; symbol; character; word	classics; sacred book; pass through classics; sacred book; pass through; to undergo; scripture
trad. (三字經)		三	字	經
simp. (三字经)		三	字	经

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sānzìjīng

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄢ ㄗˋ ㄐㄧㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ zi⁶ ging¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sâm-sṳ-kîn
• Eastern Min (BUC): săng-cê-gĭng
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sam-jī-keng / sam-lī-keng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sānzìjīng
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄗˋ ㄐㄧㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sanzìhjing
    • Wade–Giles: san¹-tzŭ⁴-ching¹
    • Yale: sān-dz̀-jīng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: santzyhjing
    • Palladius: саньцзыцзин (sanʹczyczin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saam¹ zi⁶ ging¹
    • Yale: sāam jih gīng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ dzi⁶ ging¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ ji⁶ ging¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːm⁵⁵ t͡siː²² kɪŋ⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sâm-sṳ-kîn
    • Hakka Romanization System: sam´ sii gin´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: sam¹ si⁴ gin¹
    • Sinological IPA: /sam²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨ⁵⁵ kin²⁴/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: săng-cê-gĭng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ^(t͡s-)ʒi²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^(k-)iŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sam-jī-keng
    • Tâi-lô: sam-jī-king
    • Phofsit Daibuun: samjixkefng
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /sam⁴⁴⁻³³ zi³³⁻²¹ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /sam⁴⁴⁻²² d͡zi²²⁻²¹ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sam-lī-keng
    • Tâi-lô: sam-lī-king
    • Phofsit Daibuun: samlixkefng
    • IPA (Taipei): /sam⁴⁴⁻³³ li³³⁻¹¹ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sam³³ li⁴¹⁻²² kiɪŋ³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sam⁴⁴⁻²² li²²⁻²¹ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/

Proper noun

(deprecated template usage) 三字經

1. Three Character Classic (classic Chinese text)

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 三字經

1. (idiomatic) swear words

Usage notes

Many Chinese swear words consist of three characters. This is similar to the English four-letter words.

(deprecated template usage)