宗社

Chinese

		school; sect; purpose school; sect; purpose; model; ancestor; family	society; group
trad. (宗社)		宗	社
simp. #(宗社)		宗	社

Etymology

Short for 宗廟／宗庙 (zōngmiào) + 社稷 (shèjì).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zōngshè

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄥ ㄕㄜˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zōngshè
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄥ ㄕㄜˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zongshè
    • Wade–Giles: tsung¹-shê⁴
    • Yale: dzūng-shè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzongsheh
    • Palladius: цзуншэ (czunšɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂɤ⁵¹/

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• Middle Chinese: tsowng dzyaeX

Rime
Character	宗	社
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	精 (13)	常 (25)
Final (韻)	冬 (5)	麻 (100)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	III
Fanqie	作冬切	常者切
Baxter	tsowng	dzyaeX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡suoŋ/	/d͡ʑiaX/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡suoŋ/	/d͡ʑiaX/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡soŋ/	/d͡ʑiaX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡sawŋ/	/d͡ʑiaX/
Li Rong	/t͡soŋ/	/ʑiaX/
Wang Li	/t͡suoŋ/	/ʑĭaX/
Bernhard Karlgren	/t͡suoŋ/	/ʑi̯aX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zōng	shè
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zung1	se6

Noun

宗社

1. (literary, historical) the imperial ancestral hall and the imperial alter to the gods
2. (literary, figurative) the country; the nation