超生

Chinese

		to exceed; overtake; surpass to exceed; overtake; surpass; transcend; ultra-; super-; to pass; to cross	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
simp. and trad. (超生)		超	生

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chāoshēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄠ ㄕㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ciu¹ sang¹ / ciu¹ saang¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhiau-sng / chhiau-seng / thiau-seng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chāoshēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄠ ㄕㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chaosheng
    • Wade–Giles: chʻao¹-shêng¹
    • Yale: chāu-shēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chausheng
    • Palladius: чаошэн (čaošɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ciu¹ sang¹ / ciu¹ saang¹
    • Yale: chīu sāng / chīu sāang
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsiu¹ sang¹ / tsiu¹ saang¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: qiu¹ seng¹ / qiu¹ sang¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːu̯⁵⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵/, /t͡sʰiːu̯⁵⁵ saːŋ⁵⁵/

Note: ciu1 saang1 - to exceed the stipulated family planning limit.

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiau-sng
    • Tâi-lô: tshiau-sng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chiausngf
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiau³³ sŋ̍³³/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiau-seng
    • Tâi-lô: tshiau-sing
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chiausefng
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiau⁴⁴⁻³³ siɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiau⁴⁴⁻²² siɪŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thiau-seng
    • Tâi-lô: thiau-sing
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tiausefng
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰiau⁴⁴⁻²² siɪŋ⁴⁴/

Verb

超生

1. (Buddhism) to be reincarnated
2. (literary) to be merciful; to be lenient
3. to exceed the stipulated family planning limit

Derived terms

• 筆下超生／笔下超生