桑梓
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Chinese[edit]
mulberry tree | Catalpa kaempferi | ||
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trad. (桑梓) | 桑 | 梓 | |
simp. #(桑梓) | 桑 | 梓 |
Etymology[edit]
桑 (sāng, “mulberry”) and 梓 (zǐ, “Catalpa ovata, Chinese catalpa”) used to be commonly planted next to residences, and have been used as a metonym for one's birthplace since the Eastern Han.
- 桑梓二木,古者五畝之宅,樹之墻下,以遺子孫……桑梓,父母所植。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Zhu Xi, Commentaries on the Book of Odes
- Sāng zǐ èr mù, gǔ zhě wǔmǔzhīzhái, shù zhī qiáng xià, yǐ wèi zǐsūn...... Sāng zǐ, fùmǔ suǒ zhí. [Pinyin]
- In ancient times, two types of trees, sāng and zǐ, were planted along the walls of the house as a bestowment to the next generation... Sāng and zǐ – it was the parents who planted them.
桑梓二木,古者五亩之宅,树之墙下,以遗子孙……桑梓,父母所植。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): song1 zi2
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): song-chír / song-chú / song-chí
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄙㄤ ㄗˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sangzǐh
- Wade–Giles: sang1-tzŭ3
- Yale: sāng-dž
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sangtzyy
- Palladius: санцзы (sanczy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- Homophones:
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桑梓
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: song1 zi2
- Yale: sōng jí
- Cantonese Pinyin: song1 dzi2
- Guangdong Romanization: song1 ji2
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
Noun[edit]
桑梓
- (literary, figurative) hometown; birthplace
- Synonym: 枌榆 (fényú)