"荀子" meaning in Chinese

See 荀子 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ɕyn³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /sɵn⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA]
Head templates: {{head|zh|proper noun}} 荀子
  1. Xunzi (Confucian philosopher, c. 310 – c. 235 BC, or c. 314 – c. 217 B.C.)
    Sense id: en-荀子-zh-name-4LjNet8X
  2. Xunzi (ancient Chinese collection of philosophical writings attributed to said philosopher)
    Sense id: en-荀子-zh-name-qjYawqwT Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Books, Individuals Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 18 56 13 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 69 9 9 Disambiguation of Books: 22 78 Disambiguation of Individuals: 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 荀子學 (Xúnzǐxué), 荀子学 (Xúnzǐxué)
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      "roman": "Xúnzǐxué",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "word": "荀子学"
    }
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            "pos3": "",
            "pos4": "",
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            "t3": "",
            "t4": ""
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          "expansion": "→ Korean: 순자(荀子) (sunja)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
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            "6": "",
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            "j3": "",
            "j3t": "",
            "j4": "",
            "j4t": "",
            "jdesc": "",
            "jje2": "",
            "jje2t": "",
            "jje3": "",
            "jje3t": "",
            "jje4": "",
            "jje4t": "",
            "jjedesc": "",
            "jjet": "",
            "jt": "",
            "k2": "",
            "k2t": "",
            "k3": "",
            "k3t": "",
            "k4": "",
            "k4t": "",
            "kdesc": "",
            "kt": "",
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            "o2t": "",
            "o3": "",
            "o3t": "",
            "o4": "",
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            "odesc": "",
            "ot": "",
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    }
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      ],
      "zh_pron": "Xúnzǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄗˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "seon¹ zi²"
    },
    {
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        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "Xúnzǐ"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄗˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "Syúnzǐh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "Hsün²-tzŭ³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "Syún-dž"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "Shyuntzyy"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Sjunʹczy",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "Сюньцзы"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕyn³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "seon¹ zi²"
    },
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        "Hong Kong"
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sēun jí"
    },
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        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "soen¹ dzi²"
    },
    {
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        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sên¹ ji²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɵn⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/",
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "荀子"
}
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    "Chinese lemmas",
    "Chinese proper nouns",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 子",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 荀",
    "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
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    "ja:China",
    "ja:Confucianism",
    "ja:Individuals",
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      "roman": "Xúnzǐxué",
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            "pos4": "",
            "t": "",
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            "t3": "",
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            "j3t": "",
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            "k3": "",
            "k3t": "",
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            "k4t": "",
            "kdesc": "",
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            "o3t": "",
            "o4": "",
            "o4t": "",
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            "ot": "",
            "s": "荀%子",
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  "lang_code": "zh",
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      "zh_pron": "Xúnzǐ"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
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      "zh_pron": "ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄗˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "seon¹ zi²"
    },
    {
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        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "Xúnzǐ"
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    {
      "tags": [
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        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
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      "zh_pron": "ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄗˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "zh_pron": "Syúnzǐh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "Hsün²-tzŭ³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "Syún-dž"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "Shyuntzyy"
    },
    {
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        "Palladius"
      ],
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ɕyn³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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    },
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        "Hong Kong"
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        "Guangzhou",
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      "zh_pron": "sēun jí"
    },
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        "Hong Kong"
      ],
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        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "soen¹ dzi²"
    },
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        "Hong Kong"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sên¹ ji²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɵn⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/",
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}

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