首相

Chinese

 
head; chief; first (occasion); first (thing); measure word for poems
 
each other; appearance; portrait; picture; one another; mutually
simp. and trad.
(首相)
Literally: “highest chancellor”.

Etymology

Modern usage are influenced by English prime minister

Pronunciation


Noun

首相

  1. prime minister
  2. (archaic, historical, Song dynasty) highest level chancellor
    首相延安郡王皇太子無語 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
    首相延安郡王皇太子无语 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
    From: 宋·邵博《聞見後錄》卷二
    Shì shí zhòng zhōng wéi shǒuxiàng Wáng Guī yīn zòu Yán'ān Jùnwáng dāng wèi huángtàizǐ, yú rén wúyǔ. [Pinyin]
    (please add an English translation of this example)

Usage notes

The translation of prime minster in Chinese varies according to the country in question. For example, the prime minister of the United Kingdom, Japan and Belgium is translated as 首相 (shǒuxiàng), while the prime minister of members of the Commonwealth of Nations (other than the UK) and Thailand is translated as 總理总理 (zǒnglǐ), the same term used to refer to the premier of the People's Republic of China.

See also


Japanese

Kanji in this term
しゅ
Grade: 2
しょう
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Noun

首相 (hiragana しゅしょう, rōmaji shushō, historical hiragana しゅしゃう)

  1. a prime minister; a chancellor
    ドイツの (しゅ) (しょう)
    Doitsu no Shushō
    Chancellor of Germany

Pronunciation

Compounds

  • 副首相
  • 首相官邸
  • 首相兼外相
  • 文部科学大臣
  • 経済産業大臣

References

  1. 1974, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Second Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

首相 (susang) (hangeul 수상)

  1. Hanja form? of 수상 (prime minister; chancellor).

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word

Noun

首相

  1. Hán tự form of thủ tướng (prime minister).
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