世子

Chinese

		life; age; generation life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
simp. and trad. (世子)		世	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shìzǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ㄗˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sai³ zi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shìzǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄗˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shìhzǐh
    • Wade–Giles: shih⁴-tzŭ³
    • Yale: shr̀-dž
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyhtzyy
    • Palladius: шицзы (šiczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sai³ zi²
    • Yale: sai jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sai³ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: sei³ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯³³ t͡siː³⁵/

Noun

世子

1. royal highness; crown prince

Synonyms

• 國本／国本 (guóběn)
• 太子 (tàizǐ)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (世子):

• → Japanese: 世子(せいし) (seishi)
• → Korean: 세자(世子) (seja)
• → Vietnamese: thế tử (世子)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
世	子
せい Grade: 3	し Grade: 1
on’yomi

Alternative forms

• 世嗣

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) せ​ーし [séꜜèshì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [se̞ːɕi]

Noun

世(せい)子(し) • (seishi) 

1. heir or successor of an important person such as an emperor, lord, or daimyo

Synonyms

• 世継(よつ)ぎ (yotsugi)

Korean

Hanja in this term
世	子

Noun

世子 • (seja) (hangeul 세자)

1. Hanja form^? of 세자 (“crown prince”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
世	子

Noun

世子

1. chữ Hán form of thế tử (“royal highness; crown prince”).