三字經

See also: 三字经

Chinese

		three	letter; symbol; character letter; symbol; character; word	classics; sacred book; pass through classics; sacred book; pass through; to undergo; scripture
trad. (三字經)		三	字	經
simp. (三字经)		三	字	经

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sānzìjīng

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄢ ㄗˋ ㄐㄧㄥ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): saam¹ zi⁶ ging¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): lham¹ du⁵ gen¹

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sâm-sṳ-kîn
• Eastern Min (BUC): săng-cê-gĭng
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sam-jī-keng / sam-lī-keng
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹se-zy-cin

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sānzìjīng
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄗˋ ㄐㄧㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sanzìhjing
    • Wade–Giles: san¹-tzŭ⁴-ching¹
    • Yale: sān-dz̀-jīng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: santzyhjing
    • Palladius: саньцзыцзин (sanʹczyczin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sānzìjīngr
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄗˋ ㄐㄧㄥㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sanzìhjingr
    • Wade–Giles: san¹-tzŭ⁴-ching¹-ʼrh
    • Yale: sān-dz̀-jīngr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: santzyhjiengl
    • Palladius: саньцзыцзинр (sanʹczyczinr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕiɤ̯̃ɻ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saam¹ zi⁶ ging¹
    • Yale: sāam jih gīng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ dzi⁶ ging¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ ji⁶ ging¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːm⁵⁵ t͡siː²² kɪŋ⁵⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: lham¹ du⁵ gen¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬam³³ tu³² ken³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sâm-sṳ-kîn
    • Hakka Romanization System: sam^ˊ sii gin^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: sam¹ si⁴ gin¹
    • Sinological IPA: /sam²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨ⁵⁵ kin²⁴/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: săng-cê-gĭng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ^(t͡s-)ʒi²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^(k-)iŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sam-jī-keng
    • Tâi-lô: sam-jī-king
    • Phofsit Daibuun: samjixkefng
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /sam⁴⁴⁻³³ zi³³⁻²¹ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /sam⁴⁴⁻²² d͡zi²²⁻²¹ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sam-lī-keng
    • Tâi-lô: sam-lī-king
    • Phofsit Daibuun: samlixkefng
    • IPA (Taipei): /sam⁴⁴⁻³³ li³³⁻¹¹ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sam³³ li⁴¹⁻²² kiɪŋ³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sam⁴⁴⁻²² li²²⁻²¹ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹se-zy-cin
    • MiniDict: se^平 zy cin
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹se-zr-jin
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /se⁵⁵ zz̩³³ t͡ɕin²¹/

Proper noun

三字經

1. Three Character Classic (classic Chinese text)

Noun

三字經

1. (idiomatic) swear words

Usage notes

Many Chinese swear words consist of three characters, e.g. 肏你媽／肏你妈 (cào nǐ mā) and 姦恁娘／奸恁娘. This is similar to the English four-letter words.

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (三字經):

• → Japanese: 三(さん)字(じ)経(きょう) (sanjikyō)
• → Korean: 삼자경(三字經) (samjagyeong)
• → Vietnamese: Tam tự kinh (三字經)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
三	字	經

Proper noun

三字經

1. chữ Hán form of Tam tự kinh (“Three Character Classic”).