政治

Chinese

		political; politics; government	to rule; to govern; to manage to rule; to govern; to manage; to control; to harness (a river); cure; treatment; to heal
simp. and trad. (政治)		政	治

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): zhèngzhì

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄓˋ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): җынҗы (žɨnžɨ, III-III)
Cantonese (Jyutping): zing³ zi⁶
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): chṳn-chhṳ

(Hailu, HRS): zhin^ˇ chi^˖

(Meixian, Guangdong): zen⁴ ci⁴
Eastern Min (BUC): céng-dê
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): zing⁴ di⁵
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chèng-tǐ / chèng-tī

(Teochew, Peng'im): zêng³ di⁷
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁵tsen-zy₆

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngzhì → zhèngzhi (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄓˋ → ㄓㄥˋ ˙ㄓ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngjhi̊h
  - Wade–Giles: chêng⁴-chih⁵
  - Yale: jèng-jr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenq.jyh
  - Palladius: чжэнчжи (čžɛnčži)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/ → /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ ɖ͡ʐ̥ʐ̩¹/
  - Homophones:
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    政治
    正治
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: җынҗы (žɨnžɨ, III-III)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂəŋ⁴⁴ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁴⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: zing³ zi⁶
  - Yale: jing jih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzing³ dzi⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: jing³ ji⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ³³ t͡siː²²/
  - Homophones:
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    政治
    正字
    正治
    正自
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳn-chhṳ
  - Hakka Romanization System: ziin cii
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zin⁴ ci⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɨ⁵⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: zhin^ˇ chi^˖
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡ʃin¹¹ t͡ʃʰi³³/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: zen⁴ ci⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sən⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵³/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: céng-dê
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ^(t-)nɛi²⁴²/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: zing⁴ di⁵
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: ci̍ng-dī
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siŋ⁴² ti¹¹/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: zing⁴ di⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siŋ⁴² ti²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chèng-tǐ
  - Tâi-lô: tsìng-tǐ
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ti²²/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chèng-tī
  - Tâi-lô: tsìng-tī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zeangdi
  - IPA (Philippines): /t͡siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ti⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ ti³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ti²²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ ti³³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: zêng³ di⁷
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsèng tī
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡seŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ti¹¹/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai, Jiaxing)
  - Wugniu: ⁵tsen-zy₆
  - MiniDict: tsen^去 zy^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²tsen-zr₃
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡sən³³ zz̩⁴⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Jiaxing): /t͡sən⁴⁴ zz̩²¹/

Noun

政治

politics
身份政治 ― shēnfèn zhèngzhì ― identity politics

政治面貌 ― zhèngzhì miànmào ― political affiliation

政治體系／政治体系 ― zhèngzhì tǐxì ― political system

政治格局 ― zhèngzhì géjú ― political landscape

政治計謀／政治计谋 ― zhèngzhì jìmóu ― political plot

政治舞臺／政治舞台 ― zhèngzhì wǔtái ― political arena

政治傾向／政治倾向 ― zhèngzhì qīngxiàng ― political leanings

政治導向／政治导向 ― zhèngzhì dǎoxiàng ― political orientation

政治正當性／政治正当性 ― zhèngzhì zhèngdàngxìng ― political legitimacy

民族政治 ― mínzú zhèngzhì ― ethnopolitical

你是文化人，不適合搞政治。 [MSC, trad.]
你是文化人，不适合搞政治。 [MSC, simp.]
Nǐ shì wénhuàrén, bù shìhé gǎo zhèngzhì. [Pinyin]
You are a cultured person — not suited to politics.

中國人民政治協商會議 [MSC, trad.]
中国人民政治协商会议 [MSC, simp.]
Zhōngguó rénmín zhèngzhì xiéshāng huìyì [Pinyin]
Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference

她在政治上有很大的野心。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]
Tā zài zhèngzhì shàng yǒu hěn dà de yěxīn. [Pinyin]
She has great political ambitions.

Derived terms

地緣政治 / 地缘政治 (dìyuán zhèngzhì)
多頭政治 / 多头政治 (duōtóu zhèngzhì)
寡頭政治 / 寡头政治 (guǎtóu zhèngzhì)
強權政治 / 强权政治 (qiángquán zhèngzhì)
政治光譜 / 政治光谱 (zhèngzhì guāngpǔ)
政治制度 (zhèngzhì zhìdù)
政治化 (zhèngzhìhuà)
政治婚姻 (zhèngzhì hūnyīn)
政治學 / 政治学 (zhèngzhìxué)
政治家 (zhèngzhìjiā)
政治局 (zhèngzhìjú)
政治庇護 / 政治庇护 (zhèngzhì bìhù)
政治性 (zhèngzhìxìng)
政治文明 (zhèngzhì wénmíng)
政治權利 / 政治权利 (zhèngzhì quánlì)
政治正確 / 政治正确 (zhèngzhì zhèngquè)
政治犯 (zhèngzhìfàn)
政治界 (zhèngzhìjiè)
政治真空 (zhèngzhì zhēnkōng)
政治經濟學 / 政治经济学 (zhèngzhì jīngjìxué)
政治迫害 (zhèngzhì pòhài)
政治避難 / 政治避难 (zhèngzhì bìnàn)
政治面目 (zhèngzhì miànmù)
政治面貌 (zhèngzhì miànmào)
政治體制 / 政治体制 (zhèngzhì tǐzhì)
政治體系 / 政治体系 (zhèngzhì tǐxì)
權力政治 / 权力政治 (quánlì zhèngzhì)
民主政治 (mínzhǔ zhèngzhì)
現實政治 / 现实政治 (xiànshí zhèngzhì)
精英政治 (jīngyīng zhèngzhì)
貴族政治 / 贵族政治 (guìzú zhèngzhì)
身份政治 (shēnfèn zhèngzhì)

Descendants

→ Zhuang: cwngci

Adjective

政治

(colloquial) politically charged (of content); politically motivated (of a person)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
政	治
せい Grade: 5	じ Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) せーじ [sèéjí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [se̞ːʑi]

Noun

政(せい)治(じ) • (seiji) ^{←せいぢ (seidi)^?} (uncountable)

politics

Derived terms

政治学(せいじがく) (seijigaku, “the study of politics”)
政治家(せいじか) (seijika, “politician”)

Descendants

→ Okinawan: 政治
→ Chinese: 政治 (zhèngzhì)
→ Korean: 정치 (jeongchi)
→ Vietnamese: chính trị

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
政	治
まさ Grade: 5	はる Grade: 4
nanori

Proper noun

政(まさ)治(はる) • (Masaharu)

a male given name

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

Hanja in this term
政	治

Noun

政治 • (jeongchi) (hangeul 정치)

hanja form^? of 정치 (“politics”)

Okinawan

Kanji in this term
政	治
しー Grade: 5	じ Grade: 4

Etymology

Cognate with Japanese 政治 (seiji).

Noun

政(しー)治(じ) (shīji)

politics
government
沖(うち)縄(なー)ぬ政(しー)治(じ)
Uchinā nu shīji
Okinawan politics, Okinawan government

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
政	治

Noun

政治

chữ Hán form of chính trị (“politics”)

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-2] NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

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[2]

Chinese

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

Descendants

Adjective

Japanese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

Descendants

See also

Etymology 2

Proper noun

References

Korean

Noun

Okinawan

Etymology

Noun

Vietnamese

Noun