子宮

See also: 子宫

Chinese

Etymology 1

	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight	palace; uterus
trad. (子宮)	子	宮
simp. (子宫)	子	宫
Literally: “palace for the child”.

Attested in 千金翼方 [c. 682] by Tang dynasty physician Sun Simiao.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zǐgōng

(Zhuyin): ㄗˇ ㄍㄨㄥ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zi² gung¹

(Taishan, Wiktionary): du² guung¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chṳ́-kiûng
Jin (Wiktionary): zi² gung¹
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chú-kiong / chír-kiong / chí-kiong

(Teochew, Peng'im): ze² gêng¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zǐgōng
  - Zhuyin: ㄗˇ ㄍㄨㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zǐhgong
  - Wade–Giles: tzŭ³-kung¹
  - Yale: dž-gūng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyygong
  - Palladius: цзыгун (czygun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi² gung¹
  - Yale: jí gūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² gung¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji² gung¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: du² guung¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tu⁵⁵ kɵŋ³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ́-kiûng
  - Hakka Romanization System: zii` giung´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zi³ giung¹
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨ³¹ ki̯uŋ²⁴/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: zi² gung¹
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡sz̩⁵³ kũŋ¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chú-kiong
  - Tâi-lô: tsú-kiong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zw'kiofng
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡su⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kiɔŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chír-kiong
  - Tâi-lô: tsír-kiong
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɯ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kiɔŋ³³/
- (Hokkien: Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-kiong
  - Tâi-lô: tsí-kiong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cy'kiofng
  - IPA (Philippines): /t͡si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kiɔŋ³³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ze² gêng¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsṳ́ keng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɯ⁵²⁻³⁵ keŋ³³/

Noun

子宮

womb; uterus
子宮穿孔／子宫穿孔 ― zǐgōng chuānkǒng ― uterine perforation

Synonyms

娘胎 (niángtāi)
(Hokkien) 生囝袋, 血母

Derived terms

子宮內膜／子宫内膜 (zǐgōng nèimó)
子宮切除術／子宫切除术 (zǐgōng qièchúshù)
子宮刮除術／子宫刮除术
子宮喙／子宫喙 (Min Nan)
子宮壁／子宫壁
子宮外孕／子宫外孕 (zǐgōng wàiyùn)
子宮底／子宫底 (zǐgōngdǐ)
子宮環／子宫环 (zǐgōnghuán)
子宮癌／子宫癌 (zǐgōng'ái)
子宮肌瘤／子宫肌瘤 (zǐgōng jīliú)
子宮鏡／子宫镜 (zǐgōngjìng)
子宮頭／子宫头 (Min Nan)
子宮頸／子宫颈 (zǐgōngjǐng)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (子宮):

→ Japanese: 子(し)宮(きゅう) (shikyū)
→ Korean: 자궁(子宮) (jagung)
→ Vietnamese: tử cung (子宮)

Etymology 2

	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight	palace; uterus
trad. (子宮)	子	宮
simp. (子宫)	子	宫
Literally: “the first astrological sign”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zǐgōng

(Zhuyin): ㄗˇ ㄍㄨㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² gung¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chú-kiong / chír-kiong / chí-kiong

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zǐgōng
  - Zhuyin: ㄗˇ ㄍㄨㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zǐhgong
  - Wade–Giles: tzŭ³-kung¹
  - Yale: dž-gūng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyygong
  - Palladius: цзыгун (czygun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi² gung¹
  - Yale: jí gūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² gung¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji² gung¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chú-kiong
  - Tâi-lô: tsú-kiong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zw'kiofng
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡su⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kiɔŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chír-kiong
  - Tâi-lô: tsír-kiong
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɯ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kiɔŋ³³/
- (Hokkien: Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-kiong
  - Tâi-lô: tsí-kiong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cy'kiofng
  - IPA (Philippines): /t͡si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kiɔŋ³³/

Noun

子宮

(obsolete) Aquarius
- 九坎四星黄赤道俱在子宮 [MSC, trad.]
  九坎四星黄赤道俱在子宫 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 《皇朝通志四庫全書本卷19》
  jiǔkǎn sì xīng huáng chìdào jù zài zǐgōng [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- 大寒後日躔在子宮 [MSC, trad.]
  大寒后日躔在子宫 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 《欽定協紀辨方書四庫全書本卷32》
  dàhán hòu rìchán zài zǐgōng [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- 齊者子宮也吳者丑宮也 [MSC, trad.]
  齐者子宫也吴者丑宫也 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 《皇朝通志四庫全書本卷9》
  qí zhě zǐgōng yě wú zhě chǒugōng yě [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- 寶瓶子宮三十日 [MSC, trad.]
  宝瓶子宫三十日 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 《明史卷37》
  bǎopíng zǐgōng sānshí rì [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
子	宮
し Grade: 1	きゅう Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

From Chinese 子宮／子宫 (zǐgōng).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) しきゅう [shìkyúú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
IPA^(key): [ɕi̥kʲɨᵝː]

Homophones: 至急, 支給, 四球, 死球

Noun

子(し)宮(きゅう) • (shikyū)

womb; uterus

Derived terms

子宮外妊娠
子宮癌
子宮筋腫
子宮內膜
子宮後屈
子宮摘出
子宮頸

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
子	宮

Noun

子宮 • (jagung or McCune-Reischauer: chagung or Yale: cakwung) (hangeul 자궁)

Hanja form^? of 자궁 (“womb”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
子	宮

Noun

子宮

chữ Hán form of tử cung (“womb; uterus”).

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[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN