子子孫孫

子子孫孫

Chinese

		child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 pm-1 am; midnight	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 pm-1 am; midnight	grandson	grandson
trad. (子子孫孫)		子	子	孫	孫
simp. (子子孙孙)		子	子	孙	孙
AABB-type reduplication of 子孫／子孙 (zǐsūn)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zǐzǐsūnsūn

  (Zhuyin): ㄗˇ ㄗˇ ㄙㄨㄣ ㄙㄨㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² zi² syun¹ syun¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chṳ́-chṳ́-sûn-sûn

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: zǐzǐsūnsūn [Phonetic: zízǐsūnsūn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄗˇ ㄗˇ ㄙㄨㄣ ㄙㄨㄣ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyytzyysuensuen
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zǐhzǐhsunsun
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ swən⁵⁵ swən⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi² zi² syun¹ syun¹
    • Yale: jí jí syūn syūn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² dzi² syn¹ syn¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji² ji² xun¹ xun¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ t͡siː³⁵ ʃyːn⁵⁵ ʃyːn⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ́-chṳ́-sûn-sûn
    • Hakka Romanization System: zii` zii` sun´ sun´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zi³ zi³ sun¹ sun¹
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨ³¹ t͡sɨ³¹ sun²⁴⁻¹¹ sun²⁴/

Noun

子子孫孫

1. generation after generation of descendants

   • 欲至于萬年，惟王子子孫孫永保民。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     欲至于万年，惟王子子孙孙永保民。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Book of Documents, circa 4^th – 3^rd century BCE

     Yù zhìyú wàn nián, wéi wáng zǐzǐsūnsūn yǒng bǎomín. [Pinyin]

     I say so simply from my wish that (your dynasty) may continue for myriads of years, and your descendants always be the protectors of the people.