孫子 (syun1 zi2 | sun1 zi3) : [1] grandson [2] Sun Tzu

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孫子

syun1 zi2

sun1 zi3

[1] grandson (Mandarin only, Cantonese: 孫仔)
[2] Sun Tzu - military general, military strategist (sources place him living sometime between 4th and 6th century B.C.) and author of "The Art Of War" (孫子兵法)

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This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

孫子 / 孙子

This word has been viewed 4020 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by claw on 31st Jul 2004 06:45 and last edited on 30th Jan 2009 09:04

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孫 syun1 - grandchild; descendent
子 zi2 - son; person; egg; young; subsidiary

1 compounds containing this word:

孫子兵法 - Sun Tzu's "The Art of War"

One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:

宣紙 syun1 zi2 = rice paper

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Decimal representation of this word: 孫子

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