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

  (Hailu, HRS): zii^ˊ giung^ˋ

• Jin (Wiktionary): zi² gung¹
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chú-kiong / chír-kiong / chí-kiong

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ze² gêng¹

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• 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 Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ́-kiûng
    • Hakka Romanization System: zii^ˋ giung^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zi³ giung¹
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨ³¹ ki̯uŋ²⁴/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: zii^ˊ giung^ˋ
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨ²⁴⁻³³ kiuŋ⁵³/
• 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

1. womb; uterus

   子宮穿孔／子宫穿孔  ―  zǐgōng chuānkǒng  ―  uterine perforation

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 子宮 (“womb; uterus”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		子宮
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	子宮
Cantonese	Hong Kong	子宮
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	子宮
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	子宮
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	子宮
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	子宮
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	子宮
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	子宮
Huizhou	Jixi	兒袋
Jin	Taiyuan	子宮
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	血母
Southern Min	Xiamen	子宮, 血母 dated
	Quanzhou	子宮
	Zhangzhou	子宮
	Tainan	子宮, 生囝袋 GT
Note	GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)

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

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• 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

1. (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)

See also

• 十二宮／十二宫 (shí'èrgōng)
• 丑宮／丑宫; 寅宮／寅宫; 卯宮／卯宫; 辰宮／辰宫; 巳宮／巳宫; 午宮／午宫; 未宮／未宫; 申宮／申宫; 酉宮／酉宫; 戌宮／戌宫; 亥宮／亥宫

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])
• IPA^(key): [ɕi̥kʲɨː]

• Homophones: 至急, 支給, 四球, 死球

Noun

子(し)宮(きゅう) • (shikyū) 

1. 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

Korean

Hanja in this term
子	宮

Noun

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

1. hanja form^? of 자궁 (“womb”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
子	宮

Noun

子宮

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