# 熊掌
## Chinese

* 熊掌

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): xióngzhǎng
    (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄓㄤˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): hung$^4$ zoeng$^2$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yùng-chóng
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xióngzhǎng
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄓㄤˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: syóngjhǎng
*** Wade–Giles: hsiung$^2$-chang$^3$
*** Yale: syúng-jǎng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyongjaang
*** Palladius: сюнчжан (sjunčžan)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi̯ʊŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: hung$^4$ zoeng$^2$
*** Yale: hùhng jéung
*** Cantonese Pinyin: hung$^4$ dzoeng$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: hung$^4$ zêng$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /hʊŋ²¹ t͡sœːŋ³⁵/
* Hakka
** (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yùng-chóng
*** Hakka Romanization System: iung$^ˇ$ zong$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: yung$^2$ zong$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /i̯uŋ¹¹ t͡soŋ³¹/
** (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yùng-chóng
*** Hakka Romanization System: (r)iung$^ˇ$ zong$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: yung$^2$ zong$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯uŋ¹¹ t͡soŋ³¹/
* Middle Chinese: hjuwng tsyangX
Rime :
| Character | 熊 | 掌 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 云 (35) | 章 (23) |
| Final (韻) | 東 (2) | 陽 (105) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 羽弓切 | 諸兩切 |
| Baxter | hjuwng | tsyangX |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ɦɨuŋ/ | /t͡ɕɨɐŋ$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ɦiuŋ/ | /t͡ɕiɐŋ$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ɣiuŋ/ | /t͡ɕiɑŋ$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ɦuwŋ/ | /cɨaŋ$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /ɣiuŋ/ | /t͡ɕiaŋ$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /ɣĭuŋ/ | /t͡ɕĭaŋ$^X$/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /i̯uŋ/ | /t͡ɕi̯aŋ$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | yóng | zhǎng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | jung$^4$ | zoeng$^2$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*C.[ɢ]ʷ(r)əm [k.t]aŋʔ/
    (Zhengzhang): /*ɢʷlɯm tjaŋʔ/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 熊 | 掌 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | xióng | zhǎng |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ hjuwng › | ‹ tsyang$^X$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*C.[ɢ]ʷ(r)əm/ | /*[k.t]aŋʔ/ |
| English | bear (n.) | palm of the hand |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. |||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 熊 | 掌 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 13906 | 11146 |
| Phonetic component | 熊 | 尚 |
| Rime group | 侵 | 陽 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 雄 | 掌 |
| Old Chinese | /*ɢʷlɯm/ | /*tjaŋʔ/ |

### Noun

熊掌
* bear's paw (especially as food)
    From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE
    Yú, wǒ suǒ yù yě, xióngzhǎng, yì wǒ suǒ yù yě; èr zhě bùkě dé jiān, shě yú ér qǔ xióngzhǎng zhě yě. [Pinyin]
    I like fish, and I also like bear's paws. If I cannot have the two together, I will let the fish go, and take the bear's paws.

#### Synonyms

* 熊蹯

#### Derived terms

* 魚與熊掌不可兼得／鱼与熊掌不可兼得 (yú yǔ xióngzhǎng bùkě jiān dé)

#### Descendants

* → Bouyei: xungfzangj

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 熊 | 掌 |
| ゆう Grade: 4 | しょう Grade: S |
| on'yomi ||

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) ゆうしょー [yùúshóó] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [jɯ̟ːɕo̞ː]

### Noun

熊(ゆう)掌(しょう) • (yūshō)
* bear's paw (especially as Chinese cuisine)

### References

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