尊重

尊重

Chinese

		to honor	heavy; serious; to double heavy; serious; to double; to repeat; repetition; iteration; again; a layer
trad. (尊重)		尊	重
simp. #(尊重)		尊	重

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zūnzhòng

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄣ ㄓㄨㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zyun¹ zung⁶

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chûn-chhung
• Min Dong (BUC): cŏng-dáe̤ng
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): chun-tiǒng / chun-tiōng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): zung¹ dong⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zūnzhòng
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄣ ㄓㄨㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zunjhòng
    • Wade–Giles: tsun¹-chung⁴
    • Yale: dzwūn-jùng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuenjonq
    • Palladius: цзуньчжун (czunʹčžun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡swən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zyun¹ zung⁶
    • Yale: jyūn juhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzyn¹ dzung⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: jun¹ zung⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃyːn⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chûn-chhung
    • Hakka Romanization System: zun´ cung
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zun¹ cung⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sun²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰuŋ⁵⁵/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: cŏng-dáe̤ng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡souŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^(t-)nɔyŋ²¹³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chun-tiǒng
    • Tâi-lô: tsun-tiǒng
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sun³³ tiɔŋ²²/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chun-tiōng
    • Tâi-lô: tsun-tiōng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zundiong
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /t͡sun⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɔŋ³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sun⁴⁴⁻²² tiɔŋ²²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: zung¹ dong⁶
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsung tŏng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡suŋ³³⁻²³ toŋ³⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: /t͡suən  ɖɨoŋ^X/

Rime
Character	尊	重
Reading #	1/1	2/3
Initial (聲)	精 (13)	澄 (11)
Final (韻)	魂 (55)	鍾 (7)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	I	III
Fanqie	祖昆切	直隴切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡suən/	/ɖɨoŋX/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡suon/	/ɖioŋX/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡suən/	/ȡioŋX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡swən/	/ɖuawŋX/
Li Rong	/t͡suən/	/ȡioŋX/
Wang Li	/t͡suən/	/ȡĭwoŋX/
Bernard Karlgren	/t͡suən/	/ȡʱi̯woŋX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zūn	zhòng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zyun1	zung6

Verb

尊重

1. to respect (someone); to hold in high esteem

   尊重婦女／尊重妇女  ―  zūnzhòng fùnǚ  ―  to respect women

   尊重他人  ―  zūnzhòng tārén  ―  to respect others

2. to value (an idea, etc.); to respect; to treat seriously

   尊重民意  ―  zūnzhòng mínyì  ―  to value popular opinion

Usage notes

尊敬 (zūnjìng) chiefly collocates with people, while 尊重 (zūnzhòng) collocates with both people and concepts.

Synonyms

• (to respect someone, to value an idea):

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Synonyms of 尊重

寅畏 (yínwèi) (literary) 尊崇 (zūnchóng) 尊敬 (zūnjìng) 崇尚 (chóngshàng) 崇拜 (chóngbài) 崇敬 (chóngjìng) 推崇 (tuīchóng) 敦尚 (dūnshàng) (literary)

敬 (jìng) 敬服 (jìngfú) 敬畏 (jìngwèi) 敬重 (jìngzhòng) 畏服 (wèifú) (literary) 敬愛／敬爱 (jìng'ài) 誠忠／诚忠 (chéngzhōng) (literary)

Antonyms

• (to respect someone, to value an idea): 鄙夷 (bǐyí), 侮辱 (wǔrǔ)

Derived terms

勞尊重／劳尊重

Descendants

• → Indonesian: junjung

Adjective

尊重

1. serious; proper

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 尊重

矜持 (jīnchí) 厲害／厉害 (lìhài) 嚴／严 (yán) 嚴厲／严厉 (yánlì) 嚴峻／严峻 (yánjùn) 嚴正／严正 (yánzhèng) 嚴肅／严肃 (yánsù)

嚴酷／严酷 (yánkù) 整肅／整肃 (zhěngsù) 正經／正经 (zhèngjīng) 淩厲／凌厉 (línglì) (literary) 莊重／庄重 (zhuāngzhòng) 鄭重／郑重 (zhèngzhòng)

Derived terms

放尊重

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
尊	重
そん Grade: 6	ちょう Grade: 3
on’yomi

Noun

尊(そん)重(ちょう) • (sonchō) 

1. respect, esteem

Verb

尊(そん)重(ちょう)する • (sonchō suru) transitive suru (stem 尊(そん)重(ちょう)し (sonchō shi), past 尊(そん)重(ちょう)した (sonchō shita))

1. have respect for

   私(わたし)の意志(いし)を尊重(そんちょう)してくれる両親(りょうしん)

   watashi no ishi o sonchō shite kureru ryōshin

   parents who respect my intentions

Conjugation

Conjugation of "尊重する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	尊重し	そんちょうし	sonchō shi
Continuative (連用形)	尊重し	そんちょうし	sonchō shi
Terminal (終止形)	尊重する	そんちょうする	sonchō suru
Attributive (連体形)	尊重する	そんちょうする	sonchō suru
Hypothetical (仮定形)	尊重すれ	そんちょうすれ	sonchō sure
Imperative (命令形)	尊重せよ¹ 尊重しろ²	そんちょうせよ¹ そんちょうしろ²	sonchō seyo¹ sonchō shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	尊重される	そんちょうされる	sonchō sareru
Causative	尊重させる 尊重さす	そんちょうさせる そんちょうさす	sonchō saseru sonchō sasu
Potential	尊重できる	そんちょうできる	sonchō dekiru
Volitional	尊重しよう	そんちょうしよう	sonchō shiyō
Negative	尊重しない	そんちょうしない	sonchō shinai
Negative continuative	尊重せず	そんちょうせず	sonchō sezu
Formal	尊重します	そんちょうします	sonchō shimasu
Perfective	尊重した	そんちょうした	sonchō shita
Conjunctive	尊重して	そんちょうして	sonchō shite
Hypothetical conditional	尊重すれば	そんちょうすれば	sonchō sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

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Korean

Hanja in this term
尊	重

Noun

尊重 • (jonjung) (hangeul 존중)

1. Hanja form^? of 존중 (“respect; esteem”).

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
尊	重

Verb

尊重

1. chữ Hán form of tôn trọng (“to respect; to honour; to revere”).