鬼谷子

Chinese

			child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (鬼谷子)		鬼谷	子
simp. ^#(鬼谷子)		鬼谷	子

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Guǐgǔzǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄨˇ ㄗˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwai² guk¹ zi²
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Kúi-kok-chú

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Guǐgǔzǐ [Phonetic: guígúzǐ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄨˇ ㄗˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Guěigǔzǐh
  - Wade–Giles: Kuei³-ku³-tzŭ³
  - Yale: Gwěi-gǔ-dž
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Goeiguutzyy
  - Palladius: Гуйгуцзы (Gujguczy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwai² guk¹ zi²
  - Yale: gwái gūk jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwai² guk⁷ dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: guei² gug¹ ji²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɐi̯³⁵ kʊk̚⁵ t͡siː³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kúi-kok-chú
  - Tâi-lô: Kuí-kok-tsú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kuy'kokzuo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡su⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡su⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔk̚³²⁻⁵ t͡su⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡su⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡su⁴¹/

Proper noun

鬼谷子

A philosopher (or, alternatively, a group of philosophers) who wrote a treatise on diplomacy and rhetoric.

Usage notes

The treatise is also called 捭闔策 / 捭阖策.

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (鬼谷子):

→ Japanese: 鬼(き)谷(こく)子(し) (kikokushi)
→ Korean: 귀곡자(鬼谷子) (gwigokja)
→ Vietnamese: Quỷ Cốc Tử (鬼谷子)

See also

Guiguzi on Wikiquote.Wikiquote

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鬼	谷	子
き Grade: S	こく Grade: 2	し Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) きこくし [kìkókúꜜshì] (Nakadaka – [3])
IPA^(key): [kʲiko̞kɯ̟ɕi]

Proper noun

鬼(き)谷(こく)子(し) • (Kikokushi)

Guiguzi

Korean

Hanja in this term
鬼	谷	子

Proper noun

鬼谷子 • (Gwigokja) (hangeul 귀곡자)

hanja form^? of 귀곡자

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
鬼	谷	子

Proper noun

鬼谷子

chữ Hán form of Quỷ Cốc Tử