宰相

Chinese

		slaughter; butcher; govern slaughter; butcher; govern; rule; official	each other; appearance; portrait each other; appearance; portrait; picture; one another; mutually
simp. and trad. (宰相)		宰	相

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zǎixiàng

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zoi² soeng³
Gan (Wiktionary): 'zai³ xiong⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chái-siong
Eastern Min (BUC): cāi-sióng
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chái-siòng / cháiⁿ-siòng / chái-siàng

(Teochew, Peng'im): zai² siang³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zǎixiàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zǎisiàng
  - Wade–Giles: tsai³-hsiang⁴
  - Yale: dzǎi-syàng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzaeshianq
  - Palladius: цзайсян (czajsjan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡saɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zoi² soeng³
  - Yale: jói seung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzoi² soeng³
  - Guangdong Romanization: zoi² sêng³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔːi̯³⁵ sœːŋ³³/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: 'zai³ xiong⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˈt͡sai²¹³⁻¹³ ɕiɔŋ³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chái-siong
  - Hakka Romanization System: zai^ˋ xiong
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zai³ xiong⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sai̯³¹ si̯oŋ⁵⁵/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: cāi-sióng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sai³³⁻⁵⁵ ^(s-)luɔŋ²¹³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chái-siòng
  - Tâi-lô: tsái-siòng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zaysioxng
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siɔŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ²¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cháiⁿ-siòng
  - Tâi-lô: tsáinn-siòng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zvaysioxng
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sãi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ²¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chái-siàng
  - Tâi-lô: tsái-siàng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zaysiaxng
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siaŋ²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: zai² siang³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsái siàng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sai⁵²⁻³⁵ siaŋ²¹³/

Noun

宰相

(historical, government) Chancellor of State

Synonyms

丞相 (chéngxiàng)
相府 (xiàngfǔ)
相 (xiàng)
相國／相国 (xiàngguó)

Derived terms

伴食宰相
宰相肚裡好撐船 / 宰相肚里好撑船 (zǎixiàng dùlǐ hǎo chēngchuán)
宰相肚裡能撐船 / 宰相肚里能撑船 (zǎixiàng dùlǐ néng chēngchuán)
山中宰相
弄獐宰相
摸稜宰相 / 摸棱宰相
當朝宰相 / 当朝宰相
鐵血宰相 / 铁血宰相
風流宰相 / 风流宰相

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (宰相):

→ Japanese: 宰相(さいしょう) (saishō)
→ Korean: 재상(宰相) (jaesang)
→ Vietnamese: tể tướng (宰相)

Others:

→ Classical Mongolian: ᠵᠠᠶᠢᠰᠠᠩ (ǰayisang)
- Mongolian: ᠵᠠᠶᠢᠰᠠᠩ (ǰayisang) / зайсан (zajsan)
- → Buryat: зайсан (zajsan)
- → Manchu: ᠵᠠᡳ᠌ᠰᠠᠩ (jaisang)
  - → Chinese: 齋桑／斋桑 (zhāisāng)
- → Written Oirat: ᠴᠠᠶᡅᠰᠠᡊ (zaᠶisang)
  - Kalmyk: зәәсң (zääsñ)
  - → Khakas: чайзаң (çayzañ)
  - → Manchu: ᡯᠠᡳ᠌ᠰᠠᠩ (dzaisang)
    - → Chinese: 宰桑 (zǎisāng)
  - → Southern Altai: јайзаҥ (ǰayzaŋ)
  - → Tuvan: чайзаң (çayzañ)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
宰	相
さい Grade: S	しょう Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) さいしょー [sàíshóó] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [sa̠iɕo̞ː]

Noun

宰(さい)相(しょう) • (saishō)

prime minister

Synonyms

首相(しゅしょう) (shushō)

Korean

Hanja in this term
宰	相

Noun

宰相 • (jaesang) (hangeul 재상)

hanja form^? of 재상 (“prime minister; premier”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
宰	相

Noun

宰相

chữ Hán form of tể tướng (“grand chancellor”)

Chinese

Pronunciation

Noun

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

See also

Japanese

Pronunciation

Noun

Synonyms

Korean

Noun

Vietnamese

Noun