子子孫孫

Chinese

		child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 pm-1 am; midnight	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 pm-1 am; midnight	grandson	grandson
trad. (子子孫孫)		子	子	孫	孫
simp. (子子孙孙)		子	子	孙	孙
AABB-type reduplication of 子孫／子孙 (zǐsūn)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zǐzǐsūnsūn

(Zhuyin): ㄗˇ ㄗˇ ㄙㄨㄣㄙㄨㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² zi² syun¹ syun¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chṳ́-chṳ́-sûn-sûn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zǐzǐsūnsūn [Phonetic: zízǐsūnsūn]
  - Zhuyin: ㄗˇ ㄗˇ ㄙㄨㄣㄙㄨㄣ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zǐhzǐhsunsun
  - Wade–Giles: tzŭ³-tzŭ³-sun¹-sun¹
  - Yale: dž-dž-swūn-swūn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyytzyysuensuen
  - Palladius: цзыцзысуньсунь (czyczysunʹsunʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ swən⁵⁵ swən⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi² zi² syun¹ syun¹
  - Yale: jí jí syūn syūn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² dzi² syn¹ syn¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji² ji² xun¹ xun¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ t͡siː³⁵ ʃyːn⁵⁵ ʃyːn⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ́-chṳ́-sûn-sûn
  - Hakka Romanization System: zii` zii` sun´ sun´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zi³ zi³ sun¹ sun¹
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨ³¹ t͡sɨ³¹ sun²⁴⁻¹¹ sun²⁴/

Noun

子子孫孫

generation after generation of descendants
- 欲至于萬年，惟王子子孫孫永保民。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  欲至于万年，惟王子子孙孙永保民。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: The Book of Documents, circa 4^th – 3^rd century BCE
  Yù zhìyú wàn nián, wéi wáng zǐzǐsūnsūn yǒng bǎomín. [Pinyin]
  I say so simply from my wish that (your dynasty) may continue for myriads of years, and your descendants always be the protectors of the people.

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