俗諺

See also: 俗谚

Chinese

		vulgar	proverb
trad. (俗諺)		俗	諺
simp. (俗谚)		俗	谚

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): súyàn

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄨˊ ㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zuk⁶ jin⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sio̍k-gān

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: súyàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄨˊ ㄧㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: súyàn
  - Wade–Giles: su²-yen⁴
  - Yale: sú-yàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: swuyann
  - Palladius: суянь (sujanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /su³⁵ jɛn⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    俗諺 / 俗谚
    俗豔 / 俗艳
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zuk⁶ jin⁶
  - Yale: juhk yihn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzuk⁹ jin⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: zug⁶ yin⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊk̚² jiːn²²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sio̍k-gān
  - Tâi-lô: sio̍k-gān
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sioggan
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /siɔk̚⁴⁻³² ɡan³³/

Middle Chinese: zjowk ngjenH

Rime
Character	俗	諺
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	邪 (17)	疑 (31)
Final (韻)	燭 (8)	仙 (79)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	似足切	魚變切
Baxter	zjowk	ngjenH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/zɨok̚/	/ŋˠiᴇn^H/
Pan Wuyun	/ziok̚/	/ŋᵚiɛn^H/
Shao Rongfen	/ziok̚/	/ŋiæn^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/zuawk̚/	/ŋian^H/
Li Rong	/ziok̚/	/ŋjɛn^H/
Wang Li	/zĭwok̚/	/ŋĭɛn^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/zi̯wok̚/	/ŋi̯ɛn^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	sú	yàn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zuk⁶	jin⁶

Noun

俗諺

proverb; popular saying

Japanese

Kanji in this term
俗	諺
ぞく Grade: S	げん Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ぞくげん [zòkúgéń] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [d͡zo̞kɯ̟ɡẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

俗(ぞく)諺(げん) • (zokugen)

proverb; popular saying

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2019), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Fourth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2020), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Eighth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN