絕子絕孫

Chinese

		cut short; extinct; to disappear cut short; extinct; to disappear; to vanish; absolutely; by no means	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight	cut short; extinct; to disappear cut short; extinct; to disappear; to vanish; absolutely; by no means	grandson
trad. (絕子絕孫)		絕	子	絕	孫
simp. (绝子绝孙)		绝	子	绝	孙

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): juézǐjuésūn

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄗˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄙㄨㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zyut⁶ zi² zyut⁶ syun¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: juézǐjuésūn
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄗˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄙㄨㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jyuézǐhjyuésun
    • Wade–Giles: chüeh²-tzŭ³-chüeh²-sun¹
    • Yale: jywé-dž-jywé-swūn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyuetzyyjyuesuen
    • Palladius: цзюэцзыцзюэсунь (czjueczyczjuesunʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ su̯ən⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zyut⁶ zi² zyut⁶ syun¹
    • Yale: jyuht jí jyuht syūn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzyt⁹ dzi² dzyt⁹ syn¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: jud⁶ ji² jud⁶ xun¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡syːt̚² t͡siː³⁵ t͡syːt̚² syːn⁵⁵/

Idiom

絕子絕孫

1. (often as a curse) to have no descendants

   • 你故意淹死了兩千二百個小工，每一個小工的性命你扣三百塊錢！姓周的，你發的是絕子絕孫的昧心財！你現在還—— [MSC, trad.]
     你故意淹死了两千二百个小工，每一个小工的性命你扣三百块钱！姓周的，你发的是绝子绝孙的昧心财！你现在还—— [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1933, Cao Yu, 《雷雨》 [Thunderstorm]

     Nǐ gùyì yānsǐ le liǎng qiān èr bǎi ge xiǎogōng, měi yīge xiǎogōng de xìngmìng nǐ kòu sān bǎi kuài qián! Xìng Zhōu de, nǐ fā de shì juézǐjuésūn de mèixīncái! Nǐ xiànzài hái — [Pinyin]

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Synonyms

• 斷子絕孫／断子绝孙 (duànzǐjuésūn)