# 子宮
## Chinese
### Etymology 1

Attested in 千金翼方 [c. 682] by Tang dynasty physician Sun Simiao.

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zǐgōng
    (Zhuyin): ㄗˇ ㄍㄨㄥ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zi$^2$ gung$^1$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): du$^2$ guung$^1$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): chṳ́-kiûng
    (Hailu, HRS): zii$^ˊ$ giung$^ˋ$
* Jin (Wiktionary): zi$^2$ gung$^1$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): chú-kiong / chír-kiong / chí-kiong
    (Teochew, Peng'im): ze$^2$ gêng$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zǐgōng
*** Zhuyin: ㄗˇ ㄍㄨㄥ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: zǐhgong
*** Wade–Giles: tzŭ$^3$-kung$^1$
*** Yale: dž-gūng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyygong
*** Palladius: цзыгун (czygun)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zi$^2$ gung$^1$
*** Yale: jí gūng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzi$^2$ gung$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ji$^2$ gung$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡siː³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: du$^2$ guung$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /tu⁵⁵ kɵŋ³³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ́-kiûng
*** Hakka Romanization System: zii$^ˋ$ giung$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: zi$^3$ giung$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨ³¹ ki̯uŋ²⁴/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: zii$^ˊ$ giung$^ˋ$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨ²⁴⁻³³ kiuŋ⁵³/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: zi$^2$ gung$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡sz̩⁵³ kuŋ¹¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chú-kiong
*** Tâi-lô: tsú-kiong
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zw'kiofng
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɔŋ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡su⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kiɔŋ⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chír-kiong
*** Tâi-lô: tsír-kiong
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɯ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kiɔŋ³³/
** (Hokkien: Philippines)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-kiong
*** Tâi-lô: tsí-kiong
*** Phofsit Daibuun: cy'kiofng
*** IPA (Philippines): /t͡si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kiɔŋ³³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: ze$^2$ gêng$^1$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsṳ́ keng
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sɯ⁵²⁻³⁵ keŋ³³/

#### Noun

子宮
* womb; uterus
    子宮穿孔／子宫穿孔 ― zǐgōng chuānkǒng ― uterine perforation

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 子宮 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 子宮 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 子宮 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 子宮 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 子宮 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 子宮 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 子宮 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 子宮 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 子宮 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 兒袋 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 子宮 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 血母 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 子宮, 血母 dated |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 子宮 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 子宮 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 子宮, 生囝袋 GT |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) |

##### Derived terms

* 子宮內膜 / 子宫内膜 (zǐgōng nèimó)
* 子宮切除術 / 子宫切除术 (zǐgōng qièchúshù)
* 子宮刮除術 / 子宫刮除术
* 子宮喙 / 子宫喙 (Min Nan)
* 子宮壁 / 子宫壁
* 子宮外孕 / 子宫外孕 (zǐgōng wàiyùn)
* 子宮底 / 子宫底 (zǐgōngdǐ)
* 子宮環 / 子宫环 (zǐgōnghuán)
* 子宮癌 / 子宫癌 (zǐgōng'ái)
* 子宮肌瘤 / 子宫肌瘤 (zǐgōng jīliú)
* 子宮鏡 / 子宫镜 (zǐgōngjìng)
* 子宮頭 / 子宫头 (Min Nan)
* 子宮頸 / 子宫颈 (zǐgōngjǐng)

##### Descendants

* → Japanese: 子(し)宮(きゅう) (shikyū)
* → Korean: 자궁(子宮) (jagung)
* → Vietnamese: tử cung (子宮)

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zǐgōng
    (Zhuyin): ㄗˇ ㄍㄨㄥ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zi$^2$ gung$^1$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chú-kiong / chír-kiong / chí-kiong
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zǐgōng
*** Zhuyin: ㄗˇ ㄍㄨㄥ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: zǐhgong
*** Wade–Giles: tzŭ$^3$-kung$^1$
*** Yale: dž-gūng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyygong
*** Palladius: цзыгун (czygun)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zi$^2$ gung$^1$
*** Yale: jí gūng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzi$^2$ gung$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ji$^2$ gung$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡siː³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chú-kiong
*** Tâi-lô: tsú-kiong
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zw'kiofng
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɔŋ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡su⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kiɔŋ⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chír-kiong
*** Tâi-lô: tsír-kiong
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɯ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kiɔŋ³³/
** (Hokkien: Philippines)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-kiong
*** Tâi-lô: tsí-kiong
*** Phofsit Daibuun: cy'kiofng
*** IPA (Philippines): /t͡si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kiɔŋ³³/

#### Noun

子宮
* (obsolete) Aquarius
    From: 《皇朝通志 四庫全書本 卷19》
    jiǔkǎn sì xīng huáng chìdào jù zài zǐgōng [Pinyin]
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    From: 《欽定協紀辨方書 四庫全書本 卷32》
    dàhán hòu rìchán zài zǐgōng [Pinyin]
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    From: 《皇朝通志 四庫全書本 卷9》
    qí zhě zǐgōng yě wú zhě chǒugōng yě [Pinyin]
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    From: 《明史 卷37》
    bǎopíng zǐgōng sānshí rì [Pinyin]
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)

#### See also

* 十二宮／十二宫 (shí'èrgōng)
* 丑宮／丑宫; 寅宮／寅宫; 卯宮／卯宫; 辰宮／辰宫; 巳宮／巳宫; 午宮／午宫; 未宮／未宫; 申宮／申宫; 酉宮／酉宫; 戌宮／戌宫; 亥宮／亥宫

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 子 | 宮 |
| し Grade: 1 | きゅう Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi ||

### Etymology

From Chinese 子宮 / 子宫 (zǐgōng).

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) しきゅう [shìkyúú] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [ɕi̥kʲɨː]
* Homophones: 至急, 支給, 四球, 死球

### Noun

子(し)宮(きゅう) • (shikyū)
* womb; uterus

#### Derived terms

* 子宮外妊娠
* 子宮癌
* 子宮筋腫
* 子宮內膜
* 子宮後屈
* 子宮摘出
* 子宮頸

### References

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

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 子 | 宮 |

### Noun

子宮 • (jagung or McCune-Reischauer: chagung or Yale: cakwung) (hangeul 자궁)
* hanja form of 자궁 (“womb”)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 子 | 宮 |

### Noun

子宮
* chữ Hán form of tử cung (“womb; uterus”).