三字經

See also: 三字经

Chinese

		three	letter; symbol; character letter; symbol; character; word	classics; sacred book; pass through classics; sacred book; pass through; to undergo; scripture
trad. (三字經)		三	字	經
simp. (三字经)		三	字	经

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sānzìjīng

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄢㄗˋ ㄐㄧㄥ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): saam¹ zi⁶ ging¹

(Taishan, Wiktionary): lham¹ du⁵ gen¹ / lham¹ du⁵ gen^1*
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sâm-sṳ-kîn
Eastern Min (BUC): săng-cê-gĭng
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sam-jī-keng / saⁿ-jī-keng / sam-chū-keng
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹se-zy-cin

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: sānzìjīng
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄢㄗˋ ㄐㄧㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sanzìhjing
  - Wade–Giles: san¹-tzŭ⁴-ching¹
  - Yale: sān-dz̀-jīng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: santzyhjing
  - Palladius: саньцзыцзин (sanʹczyczin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: sānzìjīngr
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄢㄗˋ ㄐㄧㄥㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sanzìhjingr
  - Wade–Giles: san¹-tzŭ⁴-ching¹-ʼrh
  - Yale: sān-dz̀-jīngr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: santzyhjiengl
  - Palladius: саньцзыцзинр (sanʹczyczinr)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕiɤ̯̃ɻ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: saam¹ zi⁶ ging¹
  - Yale: sāam jih gīng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ dzi⁶ ging¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ ji⁶ ging¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːm⁵⁵ t͡siː²² kɪŋ⁵⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: lham¹ du⁵ gen¹ / lham¹ du⁵ gen^1*
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬam³³ tu³² ken³³/, /ɬam³³ tu³² ken³³⁻³³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sâm-sṳ-kîn
  - Hakka Romanization System: sam^ˊ sii gin^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: sam¹ si⁴ gin¹
  - Sinological IPA: /sam²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨ⁵⁵ kin²⁴/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: săng-cê-gĭng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /saŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ^(t͡s-)ʒi²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^(k-)iŋ⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Chiayi)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sam-jī-keng
  - Tâi-lô: sam-jī-king
  - Phofsit Daibuun: samjixkefng
- (Hokkien: Dongshi)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: saⁿ-jī-keng
  - Tâi-lô: sann-jī-king
  - Phofsit Daibuun: svajixkefng
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sam-chū-keng
  - Tâi-lô: sam-tsū-king
  - Phofsit Daibuun: samzuxkefng
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /sam⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su³³⁻²¹ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /sam⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su³³⁻¹¹ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹se-zy-cin
  - MiniDict: se^平 zy cin
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹se-zr-jin
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /se⁵⁵ zz̩³³ t͡ɕin²¹/

Proper noun

三字經

(literature) the Three Character Classic (a classic Chinese text)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 三字經 (“Three Character Classic”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		三字經
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	三字經兒
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	三字經
Cantonese	Hong Kong	三字經
Cantonese	Taishan	三字經
Gan	Lichuan	三字經
Southern Min	Chiayi	三字經
Southern Min	Chiayi County (Dongshi)	三字經

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (三字經):

→ Japanese: 三(さん)字(じ)経(きょう) (sanjikyō)
→ Korean: 삼자경(三字經) (samjagyeong)
→ Vietnamese: Tam tự kinh (三字經)

Noun

三字經

(idiomatic) swear words

Usage notes

Many Chinese swear words consist of three characters, e.g. 肏你媽 / 肏你妈 (cào nǐ mā) and 姦恁娘 / 奸恁娘. This is similar to the English four-letter words.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
三	字	經
さん Grade: 1	じ Grade: 1	きょう Hyōgai
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 三字經 – see the following entry.

【三字経さんじきょう】

[proper noun] the Three Character Classic, a Classical Chinese text

[proper noun] a Japanese text in a similar metre, also known as the 本朝三字経 (honchō sanjikyō)

(This term, 三字經, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
三	字	經

Proper noun

三字經

chữ Hán form of Tam tự kinh (“Three Character Classic”)