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

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

(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)

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)

prime minister

Synonyms

首 (しゅ)相 (しょう) (shushō)

Korean

Hanja in this term
宰	相

Noun

宰相 • (jaesang) (hangeul 재상)

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

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
宰	相

Noun

宰相

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

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