亭長
See also: 亭长
Chinese
| pavilion | long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (亭長) | 亭 | 長 | |
| simp. (亭长) | 亭 | 长 | |
| anagram | 長亭／长亭 | ||
Etymology
During the Qin and Han dynasties, there existed an administrative unit called 亭 (tíng), which was defined as an area of 10 square li. The leader of this rural district was called 亭長 / 亭长 (tíngzhǎng). The most famous former 亭長 / 亭长 (tíngzhǎng) was the Emperor Gaozu of Han.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: tíngzhǎng
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄤˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tíngjhǎng
- Wade–Giles: tʻing2-chang3
- Yale: tíng-jǎng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tyngjaang
- Palladius: тинчжан (tinčžan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰiŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ting4 zoeng2
- Yale: tìhng jéung
- Cantonese Pinyin: ting4 dzoeng2
- Guangdong Romanization: ting4 zêng2
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰɪŋ²¹ t͡sœːŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
亭長
- (historical) district leader
- 及壯，試為吏，為泗水亭長，廷中吏無所不狎侮，好酒及色。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
- From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
- Jí zhuàng, shì wéi lì, wéi Sìshuǐ tíngcháng, tíng zhōng lì wú suǒ bù xiáwǔ, hǎo jiǔ jí sè. [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
及壮，试为吏，为泗水亭长，廷中吏无所不狎侮，好酒及色。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]