縱橫

See also: 纵横

Chinese

		vertical	horizontal
trad. (縱橫)		縱	橫
simp. (纵横)		纵	横
alternative forms		從衡／从衡 縱衡／纵衡 從橫／从横

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zònghéng, zōnghéng

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄥˋ ㄏㄥˊ, ㄗㄨㄥ ㄏㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zung¹ waang⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhiòng-hn̂g / chhiòng-hêng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland China)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zònghéng
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄥˋ ㄏㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zònghéng
    • Wade–Giles: tsung⁴-hêng²
    • Yale: dzùng-héng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzonqherng
    • Palladius: цзунхэн (czunxɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵¹ xɤŋ³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zōnghéng
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄥ ㄏㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zonghéng
    • Wade–Giles: tsung¹-hêng²
    • Yale: dzūng-héng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzongherng
    • Palladius: цзунхэн (czunxɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ xɤŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zung¹ waang⁴
    • Yale: jūng wàahng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzung¹ waang⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: zung¹ wang⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ waːŋ²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiòng-hn̂g
    • Tâi-lô: tshiòng-hn̂g
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chiornghngg
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hŋ̍²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiòng-hêng
    • Tâi-lô: tshiòng-hîng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chiorngheeng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ hiɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiɔŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ hiɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiɔŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ hiɪŋ²³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ hiɪŋ¹³/

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• Middle Chinese: tsjowng hwaeng

Rime
Character	縱	橫
Reading #	1/2	2/3
Initial (聲)	精 (13)	匣 (33)
Final (韻)	鍾 (7)	庚 (110)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	III	II
Fanqie	即容切	戸盲切
Baxter	tsjowng	hwaeng
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡sɨoŋ/	/ɦˠwæŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡sioŋ/	/ɦʷᵚaŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡sioŋ/	/ɣuaŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡suawŋ/	/ɦwaɨjŋ/
Li Rong	/t͡sioŋ/	/ɣuɐŋ/
Wang Li	/t͡sĭwoŋ/	/ɣwɐŋ/
Bernard Karlgren	/t͡si̯woŋ/	/ɣwɐŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zōng	hóng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zung1	wang4

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*ʔsloŋ  ɡʷraːŋ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	縱	橫
Reading #	1/2	1/3
No.	1844	5399
Phonetic component	从	黄
Rime group	東	陽
Rime subdivision	0	0
Corresponding MC rime	縱	橫
Old Chinese	/*ʔsloŋ/	/*ɡʷraːŋ/

Adjective

縱橫

1. vertical and horizontal
2. with great ease

Related terms

• 豪放不羈／豪放不羁 (háofàngbùjī)

Adverb

縱橫

1. vertically and horizontally
2. easily ; with great ease

Verb

縱橫

1. to exceed tolerable limits of propriety
2. to march over unhindered

Noun

縱橫

1. length and breadth

Proper noun

縱橫

1. (historical) the School of Vertical and Horizontal Alliances (also known as the School of Diplomacy) of the Warring States Period

Derived terms

• 交錯縱橫／交错纵横 (jiāocuò zònghéng)
• 縱橫交錯／纵横交错
• 縱橫天下／纵横天下
• 縱橫字謎／纵横字谜 (zònghéng zìmí)
• 縱橫家／纵横家 (zònghéngjiā)
• 縱橫捭闔／纵横捭阖 (zònghéngbǎihé)
• 縱橫談／纵横谈
• 縱橫馳騁／纵横驰骋 (zōnghéngchíchěng)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (縱橫):

• → Japanese: 縦(じゅう)横(おう) (jūō)
• → Korean: 종횡(縱橫) (jonghoeng)
• → Vietnamese: tung hoành (縱橫)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
縱	橫
じゅう Jinmeiyō	おう Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Noun

縱(じゅう)橫(おう) • (jūō) 

1. Kyūjitai form of 縦横 (“length and breadth”)

Korean

Hanja in this term
縱	橫

Noun

縱橫 • (jonghoeng) (hangeul 종횡)

1. Hanja form^? of 종횡 (“length and breadth; perpendicular and horizontal”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
縱	橫

Verb

縱橫

1. chữ Hán form of tung hoành (“to do anything as one pleases”).