吏部

Chinese

		minor official	ministry; department; section ministry; department; section; part; division; troops; board; (a measure word); (a measure word for works of literature, films, machines, etc.)
simp. and trad. (吏部)		吏	部

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Lìbù

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Lìbù
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Lìbù
  - Wade–Giles: Li⁴-pu⁴
  - Yale: Lì-bù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Lihbuh
  - Palladius: Либу (Libu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /li⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹/

Proper noun

吏部

(historical politics) The imperial Chinese Ministry of Personnel

Hypernyms

六部 (Liùbù), 三省六部 (Sānshěng Liùbù); 尚書省／尚书省

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (吏部):

→ Japanese: 吏(り)部(ぶ) (Ribu)
→ Korean: 이부(吏部) (Ibu)
→ Vietnamese: Lại bộ (吏部)

Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
吏	部
り Grade: S	ほう Grade: 3
kan'on

Alternative spelling
李部

Kanji in this term
吏	部
り Grade: S	ぶ Grade: 3
goon

Alternative spelling
李部

Middle Chinese 吏部

Proper noun

吏(り)部(ぶ) or 吏(り)部(ほう) • (Ribu or Rihō)

(of feudal Japan) synonym of 式部省 (“Ministry of Ceremonial Affairs”) (designation by the Chinese)
(history, government, of feudal China) the Ministry of Personnel

See also

六(りく)部(ぶ) (Rikubu)

Korean

Hanja in this term
吏	部

Proper noun

吏部 • (Ibu) (hangeul 이부)

hanja form^? of 이부

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
吏	部

Proper noun

吏部

chữ Hán form of Lại bộ