子爵

Chinese

		child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight	nobility; (ancient wine holder with 3 legs and loop handle)
simp. and trad. (子爵)		子	爵

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zǐjué

(Zhuyin): ㄗˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² zoek³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zǐjué
  - Zhuyin: ㄗˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zǐhjyué
  - Wade–Giles: tzŭ³-chüeh²
  - Yale: dž-jywé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyyjyue
  - Palladius: цзыцзюэ (czyczjue)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi² zoek³
  - Yale: jí jeuk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² dzoek⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji² zêg³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ t͡sœːk̚³/

Noun

子爵

viscount

Synonyms

精奇尼哈番 (jīngqíní hāfān)
金奇尼哈番
京奇尼哈番

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (子爵):

→ Japanese: 子(し)爵(しゃく) (shishaku)
→ Korean: 자작(子爵) (jajak)
→ Vietnamese: tử tước (子爵)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
子	爵
し Grade: 1	しゃく Grade: S
kan’on

Etymology

子 (“Chinese scholar; viscount”) +‎ 爵 (“nobility title”). Originally, the fourth highest among the 五等爵 (Gotōshaku, “Five Ranks”) in China under the Zhou dynasty. Used as an equivalent to the concept of the European "viscount" after the Meiji Restoration, during the establishment of a new peerage system called 華族 (Kazoku).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ししゃく [shíꜜshàkù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
IPA^(key): [ɕi̥ɕa̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

子(し)爵(しゃく) • (shishaku) ^{←ししやく (sisyaku)^?}

viscount
- 1994 September 25, Fujiko F. Fujio, のび太(た)と夢(む)幻(げん)三(さん)剣(けん)士(し) (のび太(た)と夢(む)幻(げん)三(さん)剣(けん)士(し)) [Nobita and the Three Fantasy Swordsmen] (大長編ドラえもん; 14), volume 14 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 61:
  
  スネ夫(お)？われこそは天(てん)下(か)の名(めい)剣(けん)士(し)、スネミス子(し)爵(しゃく)だぞ。
  Suneo? Ware koso wa Tenka no Meikenshi, Sunemisu Shishaku da zo.
  Who’s Suneo? I am Viscount Sunemith the Renowned Swordsman.

Related terms

References

Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
子	爵

Noun

子爵 • (jajak) (hangeul 자작)

Hanja form^? of 자작 (“viscount”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
子	爵

Noun

子爵

chữ Hán form of tử tước (“viscount”).

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[SMK7-1] Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DJR-2] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN