中書省

中書省

See also: 中书省

Chinese

		the Secretariat Department in the Three Departments and Six Ministries in imperial China, or a position in the Secretariat Department	comprehend; introspect; visit comprehend; introspect; visit; frugal; save; to omit; to leave out; to save (money); province
trad. (中書省)		中書	省
simp. (中书省)		中书	省

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Zhōngshūshěng

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥ ㄕㄨ ㄕㄥˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōngshūshěng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄕㄨ ㄕㄥˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Jhongshushěng
    • Wade–Giles: Chung¹-shu¹-shêng³
    • Yale: Jūng-shū-shěng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jongshusheeng
    • Palladius: Чжуншушэн (Čžunšušɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂu⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Proper noun

中書省

1. (history) the Secretariat, one of the three principal departments of the central government of medieval China

Derived terms

行中書省／行中书省 (xíng zhōngshūxǐng)

See also

• 門下省／门下省 (“Chancellery”)
• 御史臺／御史台 (“Censorate”)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
中	書	省
ちゅう Grade: 1	しょ Grade: 2	しょう Grade: 4
goon

Etymology

Middle Chinese 中書省

Proper noun

中(ちゅう)書(しょ)省(しょう) • (Chūshoshō) 

1. (history, government) the Central Secretariat

See also

• 中(ちゅう)書(しょ) (Chūsho)
• 三(さん)省(しょう) (Sanshō)