士師
See also: 士师
Chinese
| scholar; warrior; knight | a division (milit.); teacher; master a division (milit.); teacher; master; expert; model | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (士師) | 士 | 師 | |
| simp. (士师) | 士 | 师 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): si6 si1
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sṳ-sṳ̂
- Eastern Min (BUC): sê̤ṳ-sṳ̆
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sū-su
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin: shìshī
- Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄕ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shìhshih
- Wade–Giles: shih4-shih1
- Yale: shr̀-shr̄
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyhshy
- Palladius: шиши (šiši)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
- Homophones:
[Show/Hide] 士師 / 士师
誓師 / 誓师
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: si6 si1
- Yale: sih sī
- Cantonese Pinyin: si6 si1
- Guangdong Romanization: xi6 xi1
- Sinological IPA (key): /siː²² siː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ-sṳ̂
- Hakka Romanization System: sii siiˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: si4 si1
- Sinological IPA: /sɨ⁵⁵ sɨ²⁴/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Eastern Min
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sū-su
- Tâi-lô: sū-su
- Phofsit Daibuun: suxsw
- IPA (Xiamen): /su²²⁻²¹ su⁴⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /su⁴¹⁻²² su³³/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /su²²⁻²¹ su⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /su³³⁻¹¹ su⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /su³³⁻²¹ su⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
士師
- (historical) government official responsible for prohibitions and punishment during the Zhou dynasty
- 今有殺人者，或問之曰『人可殺與』？則將應之曰『可』。彼如曰『孰可以殺之』？則將應之曰：『為士師，則可以殺之。』 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
- From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE
- Jīn yǒu shārén zhě, huò wèn zhī yuē ‘rén kě shā yú’? Zé jiāng yìng zhī yuē ‘kě’. Bǐ rú yuē ‘shú kěyǐ shā zhī’? Zé jiāng yìng zhī yuē: ‘Wéi shìshī, zé kěyǐ shā zhī.’ [Pinyin]
- Suppose the case of a murderer, and that one asks me, "May this man be put to death?" I will answer him, "He may." If he ask me, "Who may put him to death?" I will answer him, "The chief criminal judge may put him to death."
今有杀人者，或问之曰『人可杀与』？则将应之曰『可』。彼如曰『孰可以杀之』？则将应之曰：『为士师，则可以杀之。』 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]
- (Protestantism, biblical) judge
Synonyms
Terms for judge (shophet) in different branches of Christianity
| Branch | Words |
|---|---|
| Protestant | 士師 |
| Roman Catholic | 民長 |
Derived terms
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 士 | 師 |
| し Grade: 5 |
し Grade: 5 |
| kan'on | |
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 士師 (MC dzriX srij).
Pronunciation
Noun
士師 • (shishi)
- (historical) a type of judge in China under the Zhou dynasty
- (biblical) a judge
- 士師記
- Shishiki
- the Book of Judges
- 士師記