# 訴訟
## Chinese

* 訴訟

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): sùsòng
    (Zhuyin): ㄙㄨˋ ㄙㄨㄥˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): sou$^3$ zung$^6$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): su-siung
* Eastern Min (BUC): só-sê̤ṳng
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): sò͘-siōng
    (Teochew, Peng'im): su$^3$ song$^6$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: sùsòng
*** Zhuyin: ㄙㄨˋ ㄙㄨㄥˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: sùsòng
*** Wade–Giles: su$^4$-sung$^4$
*** Yale: sù-sùng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suhsonq
*** Palladius: сусун (susun)
*** Sinological IPA : /su⁵¹⁻⁵³ sʊŋ⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: sou$^3$ zung$^6$
*** Yale: sou juhng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: sou$^3$ dzung$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: sou$^3$ zung$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /sou̯³³ t͡sʊŋ²²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: su-siung
*** Hakka Romanization System: su xiung
*** Hagfa Pinyim: su$^4$ xiung$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /su⁵⁵ si̯uŋ⁵⁵/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: só-sê̤ṳng
*** Sinological IPA : /su²¹³⁻⁵³ $^{(s-)}$løyŋ²⁴²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sò͘-siōng
*** Tâi-lô: sòo-siōng
*** Phofsit Daibuun: sorsiong
*** IPA (Xiamen): /sɔ²¹⁻⁵³ siɔŋ²²/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /sɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siɔŋ⁴¹/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /sɔ²¹⁻⁵³ siɔŋ²²/
*** IPA (Taipei): /sɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ siɔŋ³³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /sɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ siɔŋ³³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: su$^3$ song$^6$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sù sŏng
*** Sinological IPA : /su²¹³⁻⁵⁵ soŋ³⁵/
* Middle Chinese: suH zjowng|zjowngH
Rime :
| Character | 訴 | 訟 | 訟 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 心 (16) | 邪 (17) | 邪 (17) |
| Final (韻) | 模 (23) | 鍾 (7) | 鍾 (7) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) | Level (Ø) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | I | III | III |
| Fanqie | 桑故切 | 祥容切 | 似用切 |
| Baxter | suH | zjowng | zjowngH |
| Reconstructions ||||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /suo$^H$/ | /zɨoŋ/ | /zɨoŋ$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /suo$^H$/ | /zioŋ/ | /zioŋ$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /so$^H$/ | /zioŋ/ | /zioŋ$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /sɔ$^H$/ | /zuawŋ/ | /zuawŋ$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /so$^H$/ | /zioŋ/ | /zioŋ$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /su$^H$/ | /zĭwoŋ/ | /zĭwoŋ$^H$/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /suo$^H$/ | /zi̯woŋ/ | /zi̯woŋ$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | sù | sóng | sòng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | sou$^3$ | cung$^4$ | zung$^6$ |

### Verb

訴訟
* to file a lawsuit; to litigate; to sue
    撤回訴訟／撤回诉讼 ― chèhuí sùsòng ― to drop a case
    刑事訴訟／刑事诉讼 ― xíngshì sùsòng ― criminal case
    民事訴訟／民事诉讼 ― mínshì sùsòng ― civil litigation
    討薪訴訟／讨薪诉讼 ― tǎoxīn sùsòng ― wage litigation
    訴訟當事人／诉讼当事人 ― sùsòng dāngshìrén ― litigant
    訴訟代理人／诉讼代理人 ― sùsòng dàilǐrén ― litigation representative
    對某人提起訴訟／对某人提起诉讼 ― duì mǒurén tíqǐ sùsòng ― to take legal proceedings against someone
    From: The Book of the Later Han, circa 5th century CE
    Xīzhōu háoyòu bìngjiān, lì duō jiāntān, sùsòng rì bǎi shù. [Pinyin]
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)

#### Synonyms

* 告
* 告狀／告状 (gàozhuàng)
* 告訴／告诉 (gàosù)
* 打官司
* 指控 (zhǐkòng)
* 控告 (kònggào)
* 控訴／控诉 (kòngsù)
* 檢控／检控 (jiǎnkòng) (chiefly Hong Kong)
* 爭訟／争讼 (zhēngsòng) (to litigate to resolve a dispute)
* 訴追／诉追 (sùzhuī)
* 起訴／起诉 (qǐsù)
* 追訴／追诉 (zhuīsù)

#### Derived terms

* 共同訴訟／共同诉讼
* 刑事訴訟／刑事诉讼
* 民事訴訟／民事诉讼
* 民事訴訟法／民事诉讼法
* 行政訴訟／行政诉讼
* 訴訟代理人／诉讼代理人
* 訴訟擔保／诉讼担保
* 訴訟權／诉讼权 (sùsòngquán)
* 訴訟法／诉讼法
* 訴訟請求／诉讼请求 (sùsòng qǐngqiú)
* 訴訟費／诉讼费 (sùsòngfèi)
* 選舉訴訟／选举诉讼
* 集體訴訟／集体诉讼 (jítǐ sùsòng)

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 訴(そ)訟(しょう) (soshō)
* → Korean: 소송(訴訟) (sosong)
* → Vietnamese: tố tụng (訴訟)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 訴 | 訟 |
| そ Grade: S | しょう Grade: S |
| on'yomi ||

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) そしょー [sòshóó] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [so̞ɕo̞ː]

### Noun

訴(そ)訟(しょう) • (soshō)
* (law) lawsuit (a case where a court is needed to resolve differences)

### References

* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 訴 | 訟 |

### Noun

訴訟 • (sosong) (hangeul 소송)
* hanja form of 소송 (“lawsuit”)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 訴 | 訟 |

### Verb

訴訟
* chữ Hán form of tố tụng (“to file a lawsuit”).