數珠

See also: 数珠

Chinese

		number; figure; to count number; figure; to count; to calculate; several; frequently; repeatedly	pearl; bead
trad. (數珠)		數	珠
simp. (数珠)		数	珠

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shùzhū, sùzhū

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄨˋ ㄓㄨ, ㄙㄨˋ ㄓㄨ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sou³ zyu¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sò͘-chu / siàu-chu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shùzhū → shùzhu (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄨˋ ㄓㄨ → ㄕㄨˋ ˙ㄓㄨ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shùjhů
  - Wade–Giles: shu⁴-chu⁵
  - Yale: shù-ju
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuh.ju
  - Palladius: шучжу (šučžu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵/ → /ʂu⁵¹ ɖ͡ʐ̥u¹/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shùzhūr
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shùjhur
  - Wade–Giles: shu⁴-chu¹-ʼrh
  - Yale: shù-jūr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuhjul
  - Palladius: шучжур (šučžur)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂuɻʷ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan, Beijing dialect)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: sùzhū → sùzhu (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄨˋ ㄓㄨ → ㄙㄨˋ ˙ㄓㄨ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sùjhů
  - Wade–Giles: su⁴-chu⁵
  - Yale: sù-ju
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suh.ju
  - Palladius: сучжу (sučžu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /su⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵/ → /su⁵¹ ɖ͡ʐ̥u¹/
  - Homophones:
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    數珠／数珠
    訴諸／诉诸
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: sùzhūr → sùzhur (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄦ → ㄙㄨˋ ˙ㄓㄨㄦ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sùjhůr
  - Wade–Giles: su⁴-chu⁵-ʼrh
  - Yale: sù-jur
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suh.jul
  - Palladius: сучжур (sučžur)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /su⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂuɻʷ⁵⁵/ → /su⁵¹ ɖ͡ʐ̥uɻʷ¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: sou³ zyu¹
  - Yale: sou jyū
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sou³ dzy¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sou³ ju¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sou̯³³ t͡syː⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    數珠／数珠
    訴諸／诉诸
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sò͘-chu
  - Tâi-lô: sòo-tsu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sorzw
  - IPA (Xiamen): /sɔ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡su⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /sɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡su⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /sɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡su⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siàu-chu
  - Tâi-lô: siàu-tsu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siaozw
  - IPA (Taipei): /siau¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡su⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /siau²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡su⁴⁴/

Noun

數珠

(Buddhism) prayer beads; rosary

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 數珠 (“prayer beads; rosary”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		數珠, 念珠, 佛珠
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	數珠兒, 念珠兒
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	佛珠子
Gan	Lichuan	念佛珠
Hakka	Meixian	佛珠
Hakka	Yudu	佛珠, 念珠
Jin	Taiyuan	念珠
Northern Min	Jian'ou	彌陀珠
Southern Min	Xiamen	數珠, 香珠, 捾珠
	Zhangzhou	捾珠
	Tainan	數珠, 念珠, 佛珠
Wu	Wenzhou	念佛珠珠, 拜佛珠珠

Japanese

Kanji in this term
數	珠
じゅ Hyōgai	ず Grade: S
irregular

For pronunciation and definitions of 數珠 – see the following entry.

【数珠じゅず】

[noun] (Buddhism) prayer beads

Alternative spelling
ずず

(This term, 數珠, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)