酋長

酋長

See also: 酋长

Chinese

		tribal chief	long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop
trad. (酋長)		酋	長
simp. (酋长)		酋	长

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiúzhǎng

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄓㄤˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jau⁴ zoeng²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yù-chóng
• Min Nan (POJ): siû-tiúⁿ / siû-tiáng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiúzhǎng
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄓㄤˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cióujhǎng
    • Wade–Giles: chʻiu²-chang³
    • Yale: chyóu-jǎng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyoujaang
    • Palladius: цючжан (cjučžan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰjoʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jau⁴ zoeng²
    • Yale: yàuh jéung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁴ dzoeng²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yeo⁴ zêng²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯²¹ t͡ʃœːŋ³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yù-chóng
    • Hakka Romanization System: iuˇ zong`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yiu<sup>2</sup> zong<sup>3</sup>
    • Sinological IPA: /i̯u¹¹ t͡soŋ³¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yù-chóng
    • Hakka Romanization System: (r)iuˇ zong`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yiu² zong³
    • Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯u¹¹ t͡soŋ³¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siû-tiúⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: siû-tiúnn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siu'dviuo
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiu²⁴⁻²² tiũ⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiu²⁴⁻²² tiũ⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siû-tiáng
    • Tâi-lô: siû-tiáng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siu'diarng
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiu¹³⁻²² tiaŋ⁵³/

Noun

酋長

1. tribal chief; headman; leader; chieftain
2. emir; sheik; raja (used as a translation of leaders in some countries)

Derived terms

酋長國／酋长国 (qiúzhǎngguó)

Related terms

• 族長／族长 (zúzhǎng)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
酋	長
しゅう Hyōgaiji	ちょう Grade: 2
on’yomi

Noun

酋(しゅう)長(ちょう) • (shūchō) 

1. tribal chief; headman; leader; chieftain (note: considered politically incorrect)
2. emir