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子曰

子曰

Chinese

		child; son; (noun suff.) child; son; (noun suff.); small thing; midnight; 11 p.m.-1 a.m.; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch	to speak; to say
simp. and trad. (子曰)		子	曰

Phrase

子曰

Confucius said

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zǐyuē

(Zhuyin): ㄗˇ ㄩㄝ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² jyut⁶, zi² joek⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zǐyuē
  - Zhuyin: ㄗˇ ㄩㄝ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyyiue
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ y̯œ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi² jyut⁶, zi² joek⁶
  - Yale: jí yuht, jí yeuhk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² jyt⁹, dzi² joek⁹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ jyːt̚²/, /t͡siː³⁵ jœːk̚²/