斷子絕孫
See also: 断子绝孙
Chinese
editto break; to judge; absolutely to break; to judge; absolutely; decidedly |
child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight |
cut short; extinct; to disappear cut short; extinct; to disappear; to vanish; absolutely; by no means |
grandson | ||
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trad. (斷子絕孫) | 斷 | 子 | 絕 | 孫 | |
simp. (断子绝孙) | 断 | 子 | 绝 | 孙 |
Pronunciation
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- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄗˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄙㄨㄣ
- Tongyong Pinyin: duànzǐhjyuésun
- Wade–Giles: tuan4-tzŭ3-chüeh2-sun1
- Yale: dwàn-dž-jywé-swūn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: duanntzyyjyuesuen
- Palladius: дуаньцзыцзюэсунь (duanʹczyczjuesunʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tu̯än⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ su̯ən⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: tyun5 zi2 zyut6 syun1
- Yale: tyúhn jí jyuht syūn
- Cantonese Pinyin: tyn5 dzi2 dzyt9 syn1
- Guangdong Romanization: tün5 ji2 jud6 xun1
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰyːn¹³ t͡siː³⁵ t͡syːt̚² syːn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
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- (often as a curse) to have no descendants