猩猩

Chinese

		ape	ape
simp. and trad. (猩猩)		猩	猩
alternative forms		狌狌 生生

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīngxing

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥ ˙ㄒㄧㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sing¹ sing¹
• Eastern Min (BUC): sĭng-sĭng
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): seng-seng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): sêng¹ sêng¹

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹shin-shin

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīngxing
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥ ˙ㄒㄧㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: singsi̊ng
    • Wade–Giles: hsing¹-hsing⁵
    • Yale: syīng-sying
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shing.shing
    • Palladius: синсин (sinsin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ɕiŋ²/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīngxingr
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥ ˙ㄒㄧㄥㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: singsi̊ngr
    • Wade–Giles: hsing¹-hsing⁵-ʼrh
    • Yale: syīng-syingr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shing.shiengl
    • Palladius: синсинр (sinsinr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ɕiɤ̯̃ɻ²/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: sing¹ sing¹
    • Yale: sīng sīng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sing¹ sing¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: xing¹ xing¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ⁵⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 星星 猩猩

• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: sĭng-sĭng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siŋ⁵⁵ ^(s-)niŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: seng-seng
    • Tâi-lô: sing-sing
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sengsefng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² siɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siɪŋ³³ siɪŋ³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² siɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ siɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ siɪŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: sêng¹ sêng¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: seng seng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /seŋ³³⁻²³ seŋ³³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹shin-shin
    • MiniDict: shin^平 shin
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹xin-xin
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɕin⁵⁵ ɕin²¹/

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• Middle Chinese: sraeng sraeng

Rime
Character	猩
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	生 (21)
Final (韻)	庚 (109)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	II
Fanqie	所庚切
Baxter	sraeng
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʃˠæŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/ʃᵚaŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/ʃaŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʂaɨjŋ/
Li Rong	/ʃɐŋ/
Wang Li	/ʃɐŋ/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʂɐŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	shēng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	sang1

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*sreŋ  sreŋ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	猩
Reading #	1/2
No.	11319
Phonetic component	生
Rime group	耕
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	生
Old Chinese	/*sreŋ/
Notes	見爾雅

Noun

猩猩

1. An unspecified kind of ape; generally assumed to be gibbons or orangutans, since they are the only ones geographically possible. (Classifier: 隻／只)

   • 猩猩能言，不離禽獸。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     猩猩能言，不离禽兽。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Book of Rites, c. 4^th – 2^nd century BCE

     Xīngxīng néng yán, bùlí qínshòu. [Pinyin]

     Even when an orangutan speaks, it still is a beast. [i.e. In order to be a civil human, one must do more than talking like one, but must act like one.]

   • 猩猩者好酒與屐，人有取之者，置二物以誘之，猩猩始見，必大罵曰：「誘我也！」乃絕走遠去，久而復來，稍稍相勸，俄頃俱醉，其足皆絆於屐，因遂獲之。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     猩猩者好酒与屐，人有取之者，置二物以诱之，猩猩始见，必大骂曰：「诱我也！」乃绝走远去，久而复来，稍稍相劝，俄顷俱醉，其足皆绊于屐，因遂获之。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 9th cent., Li Zhao (李肇), Supplement to the Book of Tang (唐國史補)

     Xīngxīng zhě hàojiǔ yǔ jī, rén yǒu qǔ zhī zhě, zhì èr wù yǐ yòu zhī, xīngxīng shǐ jiàn, bì dà mà yuē: “Yòu wǒ yě!” Nǎi juézǒu yuǎnqù, jiǔ ér fù lái, shāoshāo xiàngquàn, éqǐng jù zuì, qí zú jiē bàn yú jī, yīn suì huò zhī. [Pinyin]

     The xingxing is a creature fond of alcohol and wooden shoes. Those who wish to capture them would set up these two objects to entice them. When xingxing see them, they would yell out, "You dare trap me?!" They could leave the area but would eventually return. After some encouragement among themselves, they would start drinking and become drunk, starting to put the shoes on, hence getting captured.

2. orangutan

Derived terms

• 倭黑猩猩 (wōhēixīngxīng, “bonobo”)
• 大猩猩 (dàxīngxing, “gorilla”)
• 烏猩猩／乌猩猩 (“chimpanzee ”) (Min Nan)
• 猩猩屐
• 猩猩木 (xīngxīngmù)
• 猩猩能言不離禽獸／猩猩能言不离禽兽
• 猩猩脣／猩猩唇
• 猩猩色
• 猩猩草
• 猩猩血
• 用酒打猩猩
• 紅毛猩猩／红毛猩猩 (hóngmáo xīngxīng, “orangutan”)
• 金剛猩猩／金刚猩猩
• 黑猩猩 (hēixīngxing, “chimpanzee”)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (猩猩):

• → Japanese: 猩猩(しょうじょう) (shōjō)
• → Korean: 성성(猩猩) (seongseong)
• → Vietnamese: tinh tinh (猩猩)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
猩	猩
しょう Hyōgai	しょう > じょう Hyōgai
on'yomi

Alternative forms

• 猩々

Noun

猩(しょう)猩(じょう) • (shōjō) 

1. orangutan
2. heavy drinker

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
猩	猩

Noun

猩猩

1. chữ Hán form of tinh tinh (“chimpanzee”).