息子

Chinese

		rest; news; interest rest; news; interest; breath	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
simp. and trad. (息子)		息	子
anagram		子息

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xīzǐ, xízǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄗˇ, ㄒㄧˊ ㄗˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xīzǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄗˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sizǐh
  - Wade–Giles: hsi¹-tzŭ³
  - Yale: syī-dž
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shitzyy
  - Palladius: сицзы (siczy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xízǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˊ ㄗˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sízǐh
  - Wade–Giles: hsi²-tzŭ³
  - Yale: syí-dž
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyitzyy
  - Palladius: сицзы (siczy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

息子

(archaic) (one's) biological son
(dialectal) great-grandson

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 曾孫 (“great-grandson; great-grandchild”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		曾孫, 曾孫子
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	曾孫兒
	Taiwan	曾孫
	Harbin	重孫子, 重孫兒
	Singapore	曾孫
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	重孫, 重孫子
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	重孫子
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	重孫子
	Wanrong	重孫
	Xi'an	重孫
	Xining	重孫子
	Xuzhou	重孫兒, 重孫, 曾孫兒, 曾孫, 四世孫兒, 四世孫
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	重孫子
	Lanzhou	重孫, 男重孫 †
	Ürümqi	重孫子
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	灰灰兒
	Wuhan	重孫子, 重孫
	Guiyang	重孫孫, 重孫
	Guilin	重孫子
	Liuzhou	息子, 息, 重孫, 息崽 †
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	重重, 重孫 †
	Yangzhou	重孫子
	Nantong	重孫兒
Cantonese	Guangzhou	息
	Hong Kong	息
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	息
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	息
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	息
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	息
	Macau	息
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	息
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	息
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	息
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	息
	Foshan	息
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	息
	Foshan (Shunde)	嘞
	Foshan (Sanshui)	息
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	息
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	息
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	息
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	息
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	息
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	息
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	息
	Taishan	息
	Kaiping (Chikan)	息
	Enping (Niujiang)	息
	Heshan (Yayao)	息
	Dongguan	息
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	息
	Qingyuan	息, 息仔
	Fogang	息
	Yingde (Hanguang)	息仔
	Yangshan	息
	Lianshan (Butian)	息
	Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui)	息
	Shaoguan	息
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	息
	Renhua	息仔
	Lechang	息仔
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	息仔
	Sihui	息
	Guangning	息
	Deqing	息
	Huaiji	息
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	息
	Yunfu	息仔
	Xinxing	息
	Luoding	息
	Yunan (Pingtai)	息
	Xinyi	息
	Lianjiang	息, 息仔
	Nanning	息, 息仔
	Wuzhou	息
	Yulin	息
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	曾孫
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	息
	Singapore (Guangfu)	息
Gan	Nanchang	曾孫子, 曾孫
	Lichuan	曾孫崽, 曾孫
	Pingxiang	曾孫
Hakka	Meixian	息仔
	Xingning	息哩
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	阿息
	Huidong (Daling)	息仔
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	息仔
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	息孫
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	息子
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	息哩
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	息哩
	Wuhua (Changbu)	息哩
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	息哩
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	阿息
	Wengyuan	息子
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	息子
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	息仔
	Liannan	息子
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	息
	Jiexi	息
	Luhe	息仔
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	重孫
	Changting	息嫲哩
	Wuping	息嫲子
	Wuping (Yanqian)	息子
	Wuping (Pingyu)	息子
	Liancheng	息哩
	Ninghua	息孫
	Yudu	曾孫, 息孫
	Ningdu	重孫
	Ruijin	曾孫
	Shicheng	玄孫
	Tonggu (Sandu)	曾孫
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	曾孫
	Dayu	曾孫
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	息仔, 息嫲
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	息仔, 息嫲
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	息仔, 息嫲
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	息, 息嫲
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	息仔, 息嫲
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	曾孫, 玄孫
	Hong Kong	息
	Yangxi (Tangkou)	息
	Yangchun (Sanjia)	息仔
	Xinyi (Sihe)	息
	Xinyi (Qianpai)	息
	Gaozhou (Xindong)	倈
	Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)	息
	Huazhou (Xin'an)	息
	Lianjiang (Shijiao)	息子
	Lianjiang (Qingping)	孫息, 息子
	Mengshan (Xihe)	息孫
	Luchuan	曾孫
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	重孫
	Sabah (Longchuan)	息仔
	Senai (Huiyang)	息
	Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)	孫息
	Singkawang	息孫
Huizhou	Jixi	重孫
Jin	Taiyuan	重孫子
Jin	Xinzhou	重孫
Northern Min	Jian'ou	息仔
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	曾孫
Southern Min	Xiamen	橄欖孫
	Quanzhou	橄欖孫
	Jinjiang	橄欖孫
	Zhangzhou	橄欖孫
	Taipei	橄欖孫
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	橄欖孫
	Kaohsiung	橄欖孫
	Yilan	橄欖孫
	Changhua (Lukang)	橄欖孫
	Taichung	橄欖孫
	Taichung (Wuqi)	橄欖孫
	Tainan	橄欖孫
	Taitung	橄欖孫
	Hsinchu	橄欖孫
	Kinmen	橄欖孫
	Penghu (Magong)	橄欖孫
	Penang (Hokkien)	橄欖孫
	Manila (Hokkien)	橄欖孫
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	息仔
	Shantou	重孫
	Bangkok (Teochew)	重孫
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	橄欖孫
	Leizhou	息
	Haikou	息, 妰𡝃息 †
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	息
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	孫息, 息仔, 重孫仔
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	重孫子
Wu	Shanghai	曾孫, 玄孫
	Shanghai (Chongming)	玄孫
	Suzhou	玄孫
	Danyang	重孫
	Hangzhou	重孫
	Ningbo	重孫
	Wenzhou	玄孫
	Jinhua	玄孫
Xiang	Changsha	曾孫子
	Loudi	曾孫
	Quanzhou	重孫, 息崽
Note	† - distinguishes male gender from gender-neutral term

Japanese

Kanji in this term
息	子
むす Grade: 3	こ Grade: 1
irregular	kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
息 (rare)

Etymology

Compound of 生(む)す (musu, “to beget”) + 子(こ) (ko, “child”).^[1]^[2] 息 is jukujikun (熟字訓), from Middle Chinese 息子.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) むすこ [mùsúkó] (Heiban – [0])^[3]^[2]
IPA^(key): [mɯ̟sɨ̥ko̞]

Noun

息(むす)子(こ) • (musuko)

(humble) a son (male child)
- 1985 December 20, Taeko Watanabe, “第(だい)四(よん)十(じゅう)八(はち)話(わ)　家(か)族(ぞく) Ⅰ(いち) [Chapter 48: Family I]”, in ファミリー！ [Family!], volume 11 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 72:
  
  シアトルからＬＡ(ここ)へは…息(むす)子(こ)を尋(たず)ねてきました…ぼくは———ジョナサン・アレンの父(ちち)親(おや)です
  Shiatoru kara koko e wa… musuko o tazunete kimashita …Boku wa ———Jonasan Aren no chichioya desu
  I came here to LA from Seattle… to look for my son …I am —Jonathan Allen’s father
- 1994 November 4 [1993 June 17], Yozaburo Kanari with Sato, Fumiya, “異(い)人(じん)館(かん)村(むら)殺(さつ)人(じん)事(じ)件(けん)⑪(じゅういち) [The Western-Style Village Murder Case #11]”, in 金(きん)田(だ)一(いち)少(しょう)年(ねん)の事(じ)件(けん)簿(ぼ) [Young Kindaichi Case Files], 9th edition, volume 3 (fiction), Tokyo: Kodansha, →ISBN, page 84:
  
  彼(かれ)は‥‥竜(りゅう)一(いち)は私(わたし)の息(むす)子(こ)なんだ‼
  Kare wa‥‥ Ryūichi wa watashi no musuko na n da‼
  He’s‥‥ Ryūichi is really my son!!
- 2009 January 10, Masami Tsuda, “第(だい)一(いち)話(わ)　石(いし)の薔(ば)薇(ら)と氷(こおり)の桜(さくら) [Chapter 1: Stone Rose and Ice Cherry Blossom]”, in ちょっと江戸まで [Just Going to Edo], volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Hakusensha, →ISBN, pages 10–11:
  
  儂(わし)は好(す)き放(ほう)題(だい)に生(い)きてきた……決(けっ)してひとに褒(ほ)められるような人(じん)生(せい)ではなかった…………が…ただひとつ誇(ほこ)れるものがある…お前(まえ)を息(むす)子(こ)に持(も)ったことさ…！アディオス
  Washi wa suki hōdai ni ikite kita…… Kesshite hito ni homerareru yō na jinsei de wa nakatta………… ga… tada hitotsu hokoreru mono ga aru… Omae o musuko ni motta koto sa…! Adiosu
  I’ve lived in self-indulgence all my life… It’s by no means a life worth praising… But… there’s still one thing I’ve always been proud of… That’s having you as my son…! Adiós!
(euphemistic, humorous) penis
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:陰茎

Synonyms

坊(ぼ)っちゃん (botchan) (honorific)
息(むす)子(こ)さん (musuko-san) (honorific)

Related terms

娘(むすめ) (musume, “daughter”)

References

^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

[1] Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[DJR-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-3] NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

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