通俗

Chinese

		go through; know well; to connect go through; know well; to connect; to communicate; open	vulgar
trad. (通俗)		通	俗
simp. #(通俗)		通	俗

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tōngsú

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄨㄥ ㄙㄨˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tung¹ zuk⁶

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): thûng-siu̍k

  (Hailu, HRS): tung^ˋ siug^ˋ

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): thong-sio̍k

  (Teochew, Peng'im): tong¹ sog⁸

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tōngsú
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄥ ㄙㄨˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tongsú
    • Wade–Giles: tʻung¹-su²
    • Yale: tūng-sú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tongswu
    • Palladius: тунсу (tunsu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ su³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: tung¹ zuk⁶
    • Yale: tūng juhk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tung¹ dzuk⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: tung¹ zug⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thûng-siu̍k
    • Hakka Romanization System: tung^ˊ xiug
    • Hagfa Pinyim: tung¹ xiug⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /tʰuŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ si̯uk̚⁵/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: tung^ˋ siug^ˋ
    • Sinological IPA: /tʰuŋ⁵³ siuk²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thong-sio̍k
    • Tâi-lô: thong-sio̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tongsiok
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² siɔk̚⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰɔŋ³³ siɔk̚²⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² siɔk̚¹²¹/
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ siɔk̚⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ siɔk̚⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: tong¹ sog⁸
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: thong so̍k
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰoŋ³³⁻²³ sok̚⁴/

Adjective

通俗

1. understandable and enjoyed by the general public; popular; common; accessible

   通俗讀物／通俗读物  ―  tōngsú dúwù  ―  popular reading material

   通俗文學／通俗文学  ―  tōngsú wénxué  ―  popular literature

   通俗小說／通俗小说  ―  tōngsú xiǎoshuō  ―  popular fiction

   內容通俗。／内容通俗。  ―  Nèiróng tōngsú.  ―  The content is accessible to the public.

Synonyms

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• 平俗 (píngsú)
• 平易 (píngyì)
• 淺近 / 浅近 (qiǎnjìn)
• 淺顯 / 浅显 (qiǎnxiǎn)
• 粗淺 / 粗浅 (cūqiǎn)

Derived terms

• 通俗來說 / 通俗来说 (tōngsú láishuō)
• 通俗化 (tōngsúhuà)
• 通俗性 (tōngsúxìng)
• 通俗拉丁語 / 通俗拉丁语 (tōngsú lādīngyǔ)
• 通俗文化 (tōngsú wénhuà)
• 通俗易懂 (tōngsúyìdǒng)
• 通俗歌曲 (tōngsú gēqū)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
通	俗
つう Grade: 2	ぞく Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡sɨːzo̞kɯ̟]

Noun

通(つう)俗(ぞく) • (tsūzoku) 

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References

• “通俗”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
通	俗

Noun

通俗

1. chữ Hán form of thông tục (“tradition, practice”)