荀子

Chinese

		surname	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (荀子)		荀	子
simp. #(荀子)		荀	子
alternative forms		孫子／孙子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Xúnzǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄗˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): seon¹ zi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Xúnzǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄗˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Syúnzǐh
    • Wade–Giles: Hsün²-tzŭ³
    • Yale: Syún-dž
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shyuntzyy
    • Palladius: Сюньцзы (Sjunʹczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕyn³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: seon¹ zi²
    • Yale: sēun jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soen¹ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: sên¹ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵn⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

Proper noun

(deprecated template usage) 荀子

1. Xunzi, Confucian philosopher (c. 310 – c. 235 BC, alt. c. 314 – c. 217 B.C.)
2. Xunzi, ancient Chinese collection of philosophical writings attributed to said philosopher

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