鬼谷子

Chinese

		ghost; sly; crafty	valley	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (鬼谷子)		鬼	谷	子
simp. #(鬼谷子)		鬼	谷	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Guǐgǔzǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄨˇ ㄗˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Guǐgǔzǐ [Phonetic: guígúzǐ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄨˇ ㄗˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Guěigǔzǐh
    • Wade–Giles: Kuei³-ku³-tzŭ³
    • Yale: Gwěi-gǔ-dž
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Goeiguutzyy
    • Palladius: Гуйгуцзы (Gujguczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Proper noun

鬼谷子

1. A philosopher (or, alternatively, a group of philosophers) who wrote a treatise on diplomacy and rhetoric.

Usage notes

The treatise is also called 捭闔策／捭阖策.

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (鬼谷子):

• → Japanese: 鬼(き)谷(こく)子(し) (kikokushi)
• → Korean: 귀곡자(鬼谷子) (gwigokja)
• → Vietnamese: Quỷ Cốc Tử (鬼谷子)

See also

• Guiguzi on Wikiquote.Wikiquote

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鬼	谷	子
き Grade: S	こく Grade: 2	し Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʲiko̞kɯ̟ɕi]

Proper noun

鬼(き)谷(こく)子(し) • (Kikokushi) 

1. Guiguzi

Korean

Hanja in this term
鬼	谷	子

Proper noun

鬼谷子 • (Gwigokja) (hangeul 귀곡자)

1. hanja form^? of 귀곡자