王孫

Chinese

		king; Wang (proper name)	grandson
trad. (王孫)		王	孫
simp. (王孙)		王	孙

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wángsūn

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄤˊ ㄙㄨㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wong⁴ syun¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wángsūn
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˊ ㄙㄨㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wángsun
    • Wade–Giles: wang²-sun¹
    • Yale: wáng-swūn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wangsuen
    • Palladius: вансунь (vansunʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɑŋ³⁵ su̯ən⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wong⁴ syun¹
    • Yale: wòhng syūn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wong⁴ syn¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: wong⁴ xun¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɔːŋ²¹ syːn⁵⁵/

Noun

王孫

1. (literary) descendant of a king; children of aristocrats

   • 王孫若安靖楚國，匡正王室，而後庇焉，啟之願也，敢不聽從。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     王孙若安靖楚国，匡正王室，而后庇焉，启之愿也，敢不听从。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4^th century BCE

     Wángsūn ruò ānjìng Chǔ guó, kuāngzhèng wángshì, érhòu bì yān, Qǐ zhī yuàn yě, gǎn bù tīngcóng. [Pinyin]

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   • 王孫遊兮不歸，春草生兮萋萋。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     王孙游兮不归，春草生兮萋萋。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Verses of Chu, 4^th century BCE – 2^nd century CE

     Wángsūn yóu xī bù guī, chūncǎo shēng xī qīqī. [Pinyin]

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2. (literary) monkey

   • 猨、王孫居異山，德異性，不能相容。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     猨、王孙居异山，德异性，不能相容。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: c. 9th century, Liu Zongyuan, 憎王孫文

     Yuán, wángsūn jū yì shān, dé yì xìng, bùnéng xiàngróng. [Pinyin]

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