知事
Chinese
| to know; to be aware | matter; thing; item matter; thing; item; work; affair | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (知事) |
知 | 事 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin: zhīshì
- Zhuyin: ㄓ ㄕˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhihshìh
- Wade–Giles: chih1-shih4
- Yale: jr̄-shr̀
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyshyh
- Palladius: чжиши (čžiši)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
- Homophones:
[Show/Hide] 知事
知識 / 知识
芝士
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zi6 si6
- Yale: jih sih
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzi6 si6
- Guangdong Romanization: ji6 xi6
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡siː²² siː²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ti-sū
- Tâi-lô: ti-sū
- Phofsit Daibuun: disu
- IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /ti⁴⁴⁻³³ su³³/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Noun
知事
- (historical) magistrate or governor of a county or medium-size town during early days of the Republic of China
- governor or magistrate of a Japanese prefecture or South Korean province
Synonyms
Adjective
知事
- (literary) sensible; reasonable; wise
Further reading
- Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “知事” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 知 | 事 |
| ち Grade: 2 |
じ Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi | |
Etymology
From obsolete Chinese 知府 (zhīfǔ, “governor or magistrate of a county or province”), which was often referred to as 知某州事 (one who knows matters concerning the county/province), which shortens to 知事.
Pronunciation
Noun
知事 • (chiji)
References
- ^ 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
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 知 | 事 |
Noun
知事 • (jisa) (hangeul 지사)