熊掌

Chinese

		bear; to scold; to rebuke	palm (of hand); in charge of
trad. (熊掌)		熊	掌
simp. #(熊掌)		熊	掌

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xióngzhǎng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄓㄤˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hung⁴ zoeng²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yùng-chóng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xióngzhǎng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄓㄤˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: syóngjhǎng
    • Wade–Giles: hsiung²-chang³
    • Yale: syúng-jǎng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyongjaang
    • Palladius: сюнчжан (sjunčžan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ʊŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hung⁴ zoeng²
    • Yale: hùhng jéung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hung⁴ dzoeng²
    • Guangdong Romanization: hung⁴ zêng²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hʊŋ²¹ t͡sœːŋ³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yùng-chóng
    • Hakka Romanization System: iungˇ zong`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yung<sup>2</sup> zong<sup>3</sup>
    • Sinological IPA: /i̯uŋ¹¹ t͡soŋ³¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yùng-chóng
    • Hakka Romanization System: (r)iungˇ zong`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yung² zong³
    • Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯uŋ¹¹ t͡soŋ³¹/

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• Middle Chinese: hjuwng tsyangX

Rime
Character	熊	掌
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	云 (35)	章 (23)
Final (韻)	東 (2)	陽 (105)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	羽弓切	諸兩切
Baxter	hjuwng	tsyangX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦɨuŋ/	/t͡ɕɨɐŋX/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦiuŋ/	/t͡ɕiɐŋX/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣiuŋ/	/t͡ɕiɑŋX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦuwŋ/	/cɨaŋX/
Li Rong	/ɣiuŋ/	/t͡ɕiaŋX/
Wang Li	/ɣĭuŋ/	/t͡ɕĭaŋX/
Bernard Karlgren	/i̯uŋ/	/t͡ɕi̯aŋX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yóng	zhǎng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jung4	zoeng2

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*C.[ɢ]ʷ(r)əm  [k.t]aŋʔ/

  (Zhengzhang): /*ɢʷlɯm  tjaŋʔ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	熊	掌
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	xióng	zhǎng
Middle Chinese	‹ hjuwng ›	‹ tsyangX ›
Old Chinese	/*C.[ɢ]ʷ(r)əm/	/*[k.t]aŋʔ/
English	bear (n.)	palm of the hand
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	熊	掌
Reading #	1/1	1/1
No.	13906	11146
Phonetic component	熊	尚
Rime group	侵	陽
Rime subdivision	1	0
Corresponding MC rime	雄	掌
Old Chinese	/*ɢʷlɯm/	/*tjaŋʔ/

Noun

熊掌

1. bear's paw (especially as food)

   • 魚，我所欲也，熊掌，亦我所欲也；二者不可得兼，舍魚而取熊掌者也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     鱼，我所欲也，熊掌，亦我所欲也；二者不可得兼，舍鱼而取熊掌者也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Mencius, c. 4^th century BCE

     Yú, wǒ suǒ yù yě, xióngzhǎng, yì wǒ suǒ yù yě; èr zhě bùkě dé jiān, shě yú ér qǔ xióngzhǎng zhě yě. [Pinyin]

     I like fish, and I also like bear's paws. If I cannot have the two together, I will let the fish go, and take the bear's paws.

Synonyms

• 熊蹯

Derived terms

• 魚與熊掌不可兼得／鱼与熊掌不可兼得 (yú yǔ xióngzhǎng bùkě jiān dé)

 

Descendants

• → Bouyei: xungfzangj

Japanese

Kanji in this term
熊	掌
ゆう Grade: 4	しょう Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ゆうしょー [yùúshóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [jɯ̟ᵝːɕo̞ː]

Noun

熊(ゆう)掌(しょう) • (yūshō) 

1. bear's paw (especially as Chinese cuisine)