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Definition 2024

See also: 荘子

		farm; village	child; son; (noun suff.) child; son; (noun suff.); small thing; midnight; 11 p.m.-1 a.m.; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch
trad. (莊子)		莊	子
simp. (庄子)		庄	子

莊子

莊子

Zhuangzi, an ancient Chinese collection of anecdotes and fables, one of the foundational texts of Daoism
Zhuangzi (c. 369-286 B.C), philosopher, also known as "Master Zhuang" ("Zhuangzi") and traditional author of the above work

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: Zhuāngzǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄤㄗˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Juangtzyy
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zong¹ zi²
  - Yale: jōng jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzong¹ dzi²
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Chông-chṳ́
  - Hakka Romanization System: zong´ zii`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zong¹ zi³
  - IPA: /t͡soŋ²⁴ t͡sɨ³¹/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: Cŏng-cṳ̄
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡souŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^(t͡s-)ʒy³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chng-chú
  - Tâi-lô: Tsng-tsú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zngzuo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su⁵³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chng-chír
  - Tâi-lô: Tsng-tsír
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sŋ̍³³ t͡sɯ⁵⁵⁴/