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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zǐguī

  (Zhuyin): ㄗˇ ㄍㄨㄟ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² kwai¹

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• 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/
• 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/

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• Middle Chinese: tsiX kjwie

Rime
Character	子	規
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	精 (13)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	之 (19)	支 (12)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	即里切	居隋切
Baxter	tsiX	kjwie
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡sɨX/	/kiuᴇ/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡sɨX/	/kʷiɛ/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡sieX/	/kjuɛ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡sɨX/	/kwiə̆/
Li Rong	/t͡siəX/	/kiue/
Wang Li	/t͡sĭəX/	/kǐwe/
Bernard Karlgren	/t͡siX/	/kwie̯/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zǐ	guī
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zi2	gwai1

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 子規

1. (～鳥) cuckoo

   • 冥冥子規叫，微徑不敢取。 [MSC, trad.]
     冥冥子规叫，微径不敢取。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 759 CE, Du Fu, At Dharma Mirror Temple (《法鏡寺》)

     Míngmíng zǐguī jiào, wēijìng bùgǎn qǔ. [Pinyin]

     Dark in the distance the cuckoo crows Go Go,
     The narrow path to the temple I dare not seek.

Synonyms

• 布穀鳥／布谷鸟 (bùgǔniǎo)
• 布穀／布谷 (bùgǔ)
• 杜鵑／杜鹃 (dùjuān)
• 杜宇 (dùyǔ)
• 鳲鳩／鸤鸠 (shījiū)
• 映山紅／映山红 (yìngshānhóng)
• (Min Nan) 豆仔鳥／豆仔鸟

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