宰相

宰相

Chinese

		slaughter; butcher; govern slaughter; butcher; govern; rule; official	each other; appearance; portrait each other; appearance; portrait; picture; one another; mutually
simp. and trad. (宰相)		宰	相

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zǎixiàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zoi² soeng³
• Min Nan (POJ): chái-siòng / cháiⁿ-siòng / chái-siàng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: zǎixiàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzaeshianq
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡saɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zoi² soeng³
    • Yale: jói seung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzoi² soeng³
    • Guangdong Romanization: zoi² sêng³
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔːy̯³⁵ sœ̽ːŋ³³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chái-siòng
    • Tâi-lô: tsái-siòng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zaysioxng
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡saɪ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɕiɔŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡saɪ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɔŋ²¹/
  • (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cháiⁿ-siòng
    • Tâi-lô: tsáinn-siòng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zvaysioxng
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sãɪ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɔŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sãɪ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɔŋ¹¹/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chái-siàng
    • Tâi-lô: tsái-siàng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zaysiaxng
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡saɪ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕiaŋ²¹/

Noun

宰相

1. (archaic) chancellor of China; prime minister (in ancient China)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (宰相):

• → Japanese: 宰相 (さいしょう) (saishō)
• → Korean: 재상 (宰相, jaesang)
• → Vietnamese: tể tướng (宰相)

Others:

• → Mongolian: зайсан (zajsan)

Synonyms

• 丞相 (chéngxiàng)

See also

• 首相 (shǒuxiàng)
• 議長／议长 (yìzhǎng)
• 主席 (zhǔxí)
• 總理／总理 (zǒnglǐ)
• 總統／总统 (zǒngtǒng)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
宰	相
さい Grade: S	しょう Grade: 3
on’yomi

Noun

宰相 (hiragana さいしょう, rōmaji saishō)

1. prime minister

Synonyms

• 首 (しゅ)相 (しょう) (shushō)

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Korean

Hanja in this term
宰	相

Noun

宰相 • (jaesang) (hangeul 재상)

1. Hanja form^? of 재상 (“prime minister; premier”).

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
宰	相

Noun

宰相

1. Hán tự form of tể tướng (“grand chancellor”).