尊重

Chinese

		to honour	heavy; serious; to double heavy; serious; to double; to repeat; repetition; iteration; again; a layer
trad. (尊重)		尊	重
simp. ^#(尊重)		尊	重

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zūnzhòng

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄣㄓㄨㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zyun¹ zung⁶
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): chûn-chhung

(Hailu, HRS): zun^ˋ chung^˖
Eastern Min (BUC): cŏng-dáe̤ng
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chun-tiǒng / chun-tiōng

(Teochew, Peng'im): zung¹ dong⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zūnzhòng
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄣㄓㄨㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zunjhòng
  - Wade–Giles: tsun¹-chung⁴
  - Yale: dzwūn-jùng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuenjonq
  - Palladius: цзуньчжун (czunʹčžun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zyun¹ zung⁶
  - Yale: jyūn juhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzyn¹ dzung⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: jun¹ zung⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡syːn⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chûn-chhung
  - Hakka Romanization System: zun^ˊ cung
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zun¹ cung⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sun²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰuŋ⁵⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: zun^ˋ chung^˖
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sun⁵³ t͡ʃʰuŋ³³/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: cŏng-dáe̤ng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡souŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^(t-)nɔyŋ²¹³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chun-tiǒng
  - Tâi-lô: tsun-tiǒng
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sun³³ tiɔŋ²²/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chun-tiōng
  - Tâi-lô: tsun-tiōng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zundiong
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /t͡sun⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sun⁴⁴⁻²² tiɔŋ²²/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: zung¹ dong⁶
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsung tŏng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡suŋ³³⁻²³ toŋ³⁵/

Middle Chinese: tswon drjowngX

Rime
Character	尊	重
Reading #	1/1	2/3
Initial (聲)	精 (13)	澄 (11)
Final (韻)	魂 (55)	鍾 (7)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	I	III
Fanqie	祖昆切	直隴切
Baxter	tswon	drjowngX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡suən/	/ɖɨoŋ^X/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡suon/	/ɖioŋ^X/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡suən/	/ȡioŋ^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡swən/	/ɖuawŋ^X/
Li Rong	/t͡suən/	/ȡioŋ^X/
Wang Li	/t͡suən/	/ȡĭwoŋ^X/
Bernard Karlgren	/t͡suən/	/ȡʱi̯woŋ^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zūn	zhòng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zyun¹	zung⁶

Verb

尊重

to respect (someone); to hold in high esteem
尊重婦女／尊重妇女 ― zūnzhòng fùnǚ ― to respect women

尊重他人 ― zūnzhòng tārén ― to respect others
to value (an idea, etc.); to respect; to treat seriously
尊重民意 ― zūnzhòng mínyì ― to value popular opinion

Usage notes

尊敬 (zūnjìng) chiefly collocates with people, while 尊重 (zūnzhòng) collocates with both people and concepts.

Synonyms

(to respect someone, to value an idea):

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寅畏 (yínwèi) (literary)
尊存 (Hokkien)
尊崇 (zūnchóng)
尊敬 (zūnjìng)
尚
崇尚 (chóngshàng)
崇拜 (chóngbài)
崇敬 (chóngjìng)
推崇 (tuīchóng)
敦尚 (dūnshàng) (literary)
敬 (jìng)
敬愛／敬爱 (jìng'ài)
敬服 (jìngfú)
敬畏 (jìngwèi)
敬重 (jìngzhòng)
畏服 (wèifú) (literary)
誠忠／诚忠 (chéngzhōng) (literary)

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “to respect someone, to value an idea”): 鄙夷 (bǐyí), 侮辱 (wǔrǔ)

Derived terms

勞尊重／劳尊重

Descendants

→ Indonesian: junjung

Adjective

尊重

serious; proper

Synonyms

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厲害／厉害 (lìhài)
嚴／严 (yán)
嚴厲／严厉 (yánlì)
嚴峻／严峻 (yánjùn)
嚴正／严正 (yánzhèng)
嚴肅／严肃 (yánsù)
嚴酷／严酷 (yánkù)
整肅／整肃 (zhěngsù)
正經／正经
淩厲／凌厉 (línglì) (literary)
狠狠 (hěnhěn)
矜持 (jīnchí)
莊／庄 (zhuāng)
莊重／庄重 (zhuāngzhòng)
鄭重／郑重 (zhèngzhòng)

Derived terms

放尊重

Japanese

Kanji in this term
尊	重
そん Grade: 6	ちょう Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) そんちょー [sòńchóó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [sõ̞ɲ̟t͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

尊(そん)重(ちょう) • (sonchō)

respect, esteem

Verb

尊(そん)重(ちょう)する • (sonchō suru) transitive suru (stem 尊(そん)重(ちょう)し (sonchō shi), past 尊(そん)重(ちょう)した (sonchō shita))

have respect for
私(わたし)の意志(いし)を尊(そん)重(ちょう)してくれる両親(りょうしん)
watashi no ishi o sonchō shite kureru ryōshin
parents who respect my intentions

Conjugation

Conjugation of "尊重する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	尊重し	そんちょうし	sonchō shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	尊重し	そんちょうし	sonchō shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	尊重する	そんちょうする	sonchō suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	尊重する	そんちょうする	sonchō suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	尊重すれ	そんちょうすれ	sonchō sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	尊重せよ¹ 尊重しろ²	そんちょうせよ¹ そんちょうしろ²	sonchō seyo¹ sonchō shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	尊重される	そんちょうされる	sonchō sareru
Causative	尊重させる尊重さす	そんちょうさせるそんちょうさす	sonchō saseru sonchō sasu
Potential	尊重できる	そんちょうできる	sonchō dekiru
Volitional	尊重しよう	そんちょうしよう	sonchō shiyō
Negative	尊重しない	そんちょうしない	sonchō shinai
Negative continuative	尊重せず	そんちょうせず	sonchō sezu
Formal	尊重します	そんちょうします	sonchō shimasu
Perfective	尊重した	そんちょうした	sonchō shita
Conjunctive	尊重して	そんちょうして	sonchō shite
Hypothetical conditional	尊重すれば	そんちょうすれば	sonchō sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
尊	重

Noun

尊重 • (jonjung) (hangeul 존중)

hanja form^? of 존중 (“respect; esteem”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
尊	重

Verb

尊重

chữ Hán form of tôn trọng (“to respect; to honour; to revere”).

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-2] NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

[SMK5-3] Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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