# 中子
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zhōngzǐ
    (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥ ㄗˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zung$^1$ zi$^2$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): chûng-chṳ́
    (Hailu, HRS): zhung$^ˋ$ zii$^ˊ$
* Eastern Min (BUC): dṳ̆ng-cṳ̄
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tiong-chú / tiong-chír
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhōngzǐ
*** Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄗˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhongzǐh
*** Wade–Giles: chung$^1$-tzŭ$^3$
*** Yale: jūng-dž
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jongtzyy
*** Palladius: чжунцзы (čžunczy)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zung$^1$ zi$^2$
*** Yale: jūng jí
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzung$^1$ dzi$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: zung$^1$ ji$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/
*** Homophones: $^{edit}$中子 中指 中止 宗旨 盅子 終止 / 终止
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chûng-chṳ́
*** Hakka Romanization System: zung$^ˊ$ zii$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: zung$^1$ zi$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡suŋ²⁴ t͡sɨ³¹/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: zhung$^ˋ$ zii$^ˊ$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡ʃuŋ⁵³ t͡sɨ²⁴/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: dṳ̆ng-cṳ̄
*** Sinological IPA : /tyŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ $^{(t͡s-)}$ʒy³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiong-chú
*** Tâi-lô: tiong-tsú
*** Phofsit Daibuun: diongzuo
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁴¹/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su⁵³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁵³/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiong-chír
*** Tâi-lô: tiong-tsír
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɔŋ³³ t͡sɯ⁵⁵⁴/

### Noun

中子
* (physics) neutron
* (archaic) middle son

#### Derived terms

* 中子彈 / 中子弹 (zhōngzǐdàn)
* 中子星 (zhōngzǐxīng)
* 中子源 (zhōngzǐyuán)
* 微中子 (wēizhōngzǐ)
* 文中子

## Japanese
### Etymology 1

Kanji in this term :
| 中 | 子 |
| ちゅう Grade: 1 | し Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi ||

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) ちゅうし [chúꜜùshì] (Atamadaka –)
* IPA: [t͡ɕɨːɕi]

#### Noun

中(ちゅう)子(し) • (chūshi)
* middle son

### Etymology 2

Kanji in this term :
| 中 | 子 |
| なか Grade: 1 | こ > ご Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi ||
* Alternative spelling
* 中心

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) なかご [nàkáꜜgò] (Nakadaka –)
* (Tokyo) なかご [nàkágó] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [na̠ka̠ɡo̞]

#### Noun

中(なか)子(ご) • (nakago)
* center
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### Etymology 3

Kanji in this term :
| 中 | 子 |
| なか Grade: 1 | こ Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi ||

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) なかこ [náꜜkàkò] (Atamadaka – [1]) given name
* (Tokyo) なかこ [nàkákó] (Heiban – [0]) surname
* IPA: [na̠ka̠ko̞]

#### Proper noun

中(なか)子(こ) • (Nakako)
* a female given name
* a surname

### Etymology 4

Kanji in this term :
| 中 | 子 |
| みつ Grade: 1 | こ Grade: 1 |
| nanori | kun'yomi |

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) みつこ [míꜜtsùkò] (Atamadaka – [1])
* IPA: [mʲit͡sɨko̞]

#### Proper noun

中(みつ)子(こ) • (Mitsuko)
* a female given name

### References

* 1 2 3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* 1 2 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 中 | 子 |

### Noun

中子 • (jungja) (hangeul 중자)
* hanja form of 중자