送中

Chinese

		to deliver; to carry; to give (as a present) to deliver; to carry; to give (as a present); to present (with); to see off; to send	middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)
trad. (送中)		送	中
simp. #(送中)		送	中
Literally: “to send to China”.

Etymology

Literally "to send to China", but also coined due to homophony with 送終／送终 (“to attend a funeral”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sòngzhōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄓㄨㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sung³ zung¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sòngzhōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄓㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sòngjhong
    • Wade–Giles: sung⁴-chung¹
    • Yale: sùng-jūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sonqjong
    • Palladius: сунчжун (sunčžun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sʊŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

      [Show/Hide]
      edit edit 送終／送终 送中

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: sung³ zung¹
    • Yale: sung jūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sung³ dzung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sung³ zung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sʊŋ³³ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 送終／送终 送中

Verb

送中

1. to extradite to mainland China [from 2019]

   • 港人被送中 [Literary Cantonese, trad. and simp.]

     From: 2019 November, 2019 Hong Kong protests

     gong² jan⁴ bei⁶ sung³ zung¹ [Jyutping]

     HKers being sent to China

Derived terms

• 反送中 (fǎnsòngzhōng)