司徒
Chinese
| company; control | apprentice; disciple | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (司徒) |
司 | 徒 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): su-tô͘ / sir-tô͘
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: sītú
- Zhuyin: ㄙ ㄊㄨˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sihtú
- Wade–Giles: ssŭ1-tʻu2
- Yale: sz̄-tú
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sytwu
- Palladius: сыту (sytu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /sz̩⁵⁵ tʰu³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: si1 tou4
- Yale: sī tòuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: si1 tou4
- Guangdong Romanization: xi1 tou4
- Sinological IPA (key): /siː⁵⁵ tʰou̯²¹/
- Homophones:
司徒
師徒 / 师徒
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: lhu1 hu3
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɬu³³ hu²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: su-tô͘
- Tâi-lô: su-tôo
- Phofsit Daibuun: su'doo
- IPA (Taipei): /su⁴⁴⁻³³ tɔ²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /su⁴⁴⁻³³ tɔ²³/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /su⁴⁴⁻²² tɔ¹³/
- IPA (Xiamen): /su⁴⁴⁻²² tɔ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sir-tô͘
- Tâi-lô: sir-tôo
- IPA (Quanzhou): /sɯ³³ tɔ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
Noun
司徒
- (historical) Minister over the Masses (one of the three most important official posts during the Han Dynasty which in later dynasties became an honorary title without actual power).
Usage notes
- A rough modern equivalent might be prime minister.
Related terms
- 三公 (sāngōng)
Descendants
Proper noun
司徒
- a Chinese compound surname
- 司徒宇斌 ― Sītú Yǔbīn ― Sitoh Yih Pin (Singaporean politician)