直系

Chinese

straight; vertical; frank
straight; vertical; frank; directly; straightly; upright
 
be; system; to tie
be; system; to tie; department; faculty
 
trad. (直系)
simp. #(直系)

Etymology 1

Pronunciation


Adjective

直系

  1. (attributive, of family members) directly related; of one's immediate family
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From 直隸直隶 (zhílì), a historical governorate.

Pronunciation


Proper noun

直系

  1. (historical) the Zhili clique (a political-military faction of the Beiyang warlords)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ちょく > ちょっ
Grade: 2
けい
Grade: 6
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ちょっけー [chòkkéé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕo̞k̚ke̞ː]

Noun

(ちょっ)(けい) • (chokkeiちよくけい (tyokukei)?

  1. direct (line, descent)

Antonyms

References

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