元帥

元帥

See also: 元帅

Chinese

		primary; first; fundamental primary; first; fundamental; dollar; (dynasty)	commander in chief; handsome; graceful commander in chief; handsome; graceful; smart
trad. (元帥)		元	帥
simp. (元帅)		元	帅

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yuánshuài

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄨㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁴ seoi³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngièn-soi / ngiàn-soi
• Min Dong (BUC): nguòng-só̤i
• Min Nan (POJ): goân-sòe

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yuánshuài
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄨㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yuánshuài
    • Wade–Giles: yüan²-shuai⁴
    • Yale: ywán-shwài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuanshuay
    • Palladius: юаньшуай (juanʹšuaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛn³⁵ ʂwaɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyun⁴ seoi³
    • Yale: yùhn seui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁴ soey³
    • Guangdong Romanization: yun⁴ sêu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːn²¹ sɵy̯³³/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngièn-soi
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngienˇ soi
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngian² soi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /ɲi̯en¹¹ soi̯⁵⁵/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngiàn-soi
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngianˇ soi
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngian² soi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /ɲi̯an¹¹ soi̯⁵⁵/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: nguòng-só̤i
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋuoŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ^(s-)nɔy²¹³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: goân-sòe
    • Tâi-lô: guân-suè
    • Phofsit Daibuun: goansoex
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɡuan²⁴⁻²² sue²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡuan²⁴⁻²² sue⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡuan¹³⁻²² sue²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɡuan²⁴⁻¹¹ sue¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡuan²³⁻³³ sue²¹/

Noun

元帥

1. marshal; general of the army
2. (archaic) supreme commander (of an army)
   • 《左傳·僖公二十七年》:

     於是乎蒐于被廬，作三軍，謀元帥。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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     于是乎蒐于被庐，作三军，谋元帅。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4^th century BCE

     Yúshì hū sōu yú Pīlú, zuò sānjūn, móu yuánshuài. [Pinyin]

     For this, [the lords of Jin] reviewed the troops at Pilu, established the Three Armies, and deliberated on the choice of the supreme commander.

Derived terms

大元帥／大元帅 (dàyuánshuài)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (元帥):

• → Japanese: 元(げん)帥(すい) (gensui)
• → Korean: 원수(元帥) (wonsu)
• → Vietnamese: nguyên soái (元帥)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
元	帥
げん Grade: 2	すい Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Kan’on
• (Tokyo) げ​んすい [géꜜǹsùì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɡẽ̞ɰ̃sɨᵝi]

Noun

元(げん)帥(すい) • (gensui) ^{←ぐゑんすゐ (gwensuwi)?}

1. (military) a marshal
2. (military) a field marshal
3. (military) a general of the army
4. (military) an admiral of the fleet

See also

• 大(だい)元(げん)帥(すい) (daigensui)

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Korean

Hanja in this term
元	帥

Noun

元帥 • (wonsu) (hangeul 원수)

1. Hanja form^? of 원수 (“marshal”).

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
元	帥

Noun

元帥

1. chữ Hán form of nguyên soái (“marshal”).