訴訟

See also: 诉讼

Chinese

		complain; sue; tell	litigation
trad. (訴訟)		訴	訟
simp. (诉讼)		诉	讼

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sùsòng

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄨˋ ㄙㄨㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sou³ zung⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): su-siung
• Eastern Min (BUC): só-sê̤ṳng
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): sò͘-siōng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): su³ song⁶

---

• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sùsòng
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄨˋ ㄙㄨㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sùsòng
    • Wade–Giles: su⁴-sung⁴
    • Yale: sù-sùng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suhsonq
    • Palladius: сусун (susun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /su⁵¹⁻⁵³ sʊŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sou³ zung⁶
    • Yale: sou juhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sou³ dzung⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: sou³ zung⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sou̯³³ t͡sʊŋ²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: su-siung
    • Hakka Romanization System: su xiung
    • Hagfa Pinyim: su⁴ xiung⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /su⁵⁵ si̯uŋ⁵⁵/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: só-sê̤ṳng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /su²¹³⁻⁵³ ^(s-)løyŋ²⁴²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sò͘-siōng
    • Tâi-lô: sòo-siōng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sorsiong
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sɔ²¹⁻⁵³ siɔŋ²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siɔŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /sɔ²¹⁻⁵³ siɔŋ²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /sɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ siɔŋ³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /sɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ siɔŋ³³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: su³ song⁶
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sù sŏng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /su²¹³⁻⁵⁵ soŋ³⁵/

---

• Middle Chinese: suH zjowng|zjowngH

Rime
Character	訴	訟	訟
Reading #	1/1	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	心 (16)	邪 (17)	邪 (17)
Final (韻)	模 (23)	鍾 (7)	鍾 (7)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	III	III
Fanqie	桑故切	祥容切	似用切
Baxter	suH	zjowng	zjowngH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/suoH/	/zɨoŋ/	/zɨoŋH/
Pan Wuyun	/suoH/	/zioŋ/	/zioŋH/
Shao Rongfen	/soH/	/zioŋ/	/zioŋH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/sɔH/	/zuawŋ/	/zuawŋH/
Li Rong	/soH/	/zioŋ/	/zioŋH/
Wang Li	/suH/	/zĭwoŋ/	/zĭwoŋH/
Bernhard Karlgren	/suoH/	/zi̯woŋ/	/zi̯woŋH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	sù	sóng	sòng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	sou3	cung4	zung6

Verb

訴訟

1. to file a lawsuit; to litigate; to sue

   撤回訴訟／撤回诉讼  ―  chèhuí sùsòng  ―  to drop a case

   刑事訴訟／刑事诉讼  ―  xíngshì sùsòng  ―  criminal case

   民事訴訟／民事诉讼  ―  mínshì sùsòng  ―  civil litigation

   討薪訴訟／讨薪诉讼  ―  tǎoxīn sùsòng  ―  wage litigation

   訴訟當事人／诉讼当事人  ―  sùsòng dāngshìrén  ―  litigant

   訴訟代理人／诉讼代理人  ―  sùsòng dàilǐrén  ―  litigation representative

   對某人提起訴訟／对某人提起诉讼  ―  duì mǒurén tíqǐ sùsòng  ―  to take legal proceedings against someone

   • 西州豪右并兼，吏多姦貪，訴訟日百數。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     西州豪右并兼，吏多奸贪，诉讼日百数。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Book of the Later Han, circa 5^th century CE

     Xīzhōu háoyòu bìngjiān, lì duō jiāntān, sùsòng rì bǎi shù. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Synonyms

edit

• 告
• 告狀／告状 (gàozhuàng)
• 告訴／告诉 (gàosù)
• 打官司
• 指控 (zhǐkòng)
• 控告 (kònggào)
• 控訴／控诉 (kòngsù)
• 檢控／检控 (jiǎnkòng) (chiefly Hong Kong)
• 爭訟／争讼 (zhēngsòng) (to litigate to resolve a dispute)
• 訴追／诉追 (sùzhuī)
• 起訴／起诉 (qǐsù)
• 追訴／追诉 (zhuīsù)

 

Derived terms

• 共同訴訟／共同诉讼
• 刑事訴訟／刑事诉讼
• 民事訴訟／民事诉讼
• 民事訴訟法／民事诉讼法
• 行政訴訟／行政诉讼
• 訴訟代理人／诉讼代理人
• 訴訟擔保／诉讼担保
• 訴訟權／诉讼权 (sùsòngquán)
• 訴訟法／诉讼法
• 訴訟請求／诉讼请求 (sùsòng qǐngqiú)
• 訴訟費／诉讼费 (sùsòngfèi)
• 選舉訴訟／选举诉讼
• 集體訴訟／集体诉讼 (jítǐ sùsòng)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (訴訟):

• → Japanese: 訴(そ)訟(しょう) (soshō)
• → Korean: 소송(訴訟) (sosong)
• → Vietnamese: tố tụng (訴訟)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
訴	訟
そ Grade: S	しょう Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) そしょー [sòshóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [so̞ɕo̞ː]

Noun

訴(そ)訟(しょう) • (soshō) 

1. (law) lawsuit (a case where a court is needed to resolve differences)

Korean

Hanja in this term
訴	訟

Noun

訴訟 • (sosong) (hangeul 소송)

1. hanja form^? of 소송 (“lawsuit”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
訴	訟

Verb

訴訟

1. chữ Hán form of tố tụng (“to file a lawsuit”).