丞相

Kineski

		deputy	chancellor
jedn. and trad. (丞相)		丞	相

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinjin): chéngxiàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄤˋ

• Kantonski (Jyutping): sing⁴ soeng³
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): sêng-siùⁿ

  (Teochew, Peng'im): sêng⁵ siang³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Pinjin: chéngxiàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄤˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cherngshianq
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chéngsiàng
    • Wade–Giles: chʻêng2-hsiang4
    • Sinological MFA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ɕjɑŋ⁵¹/
    • Homofoni:

      [Pokaži/Sakrij]
      unos edit 丞相 成像 成象

• Kantonski
  • (Standard Kantonski, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: sing⁴ soeng³
    • Yale: sìhng seung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sing⁴ soeng³
    • Guangdong Romanization: xing⁴ sêng³
    • Sinological MFA ^(key): /sɪŋ²¹ sœːŋ³³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sêng-siùⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: sîng-siùnn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sengsviux
    • MFA (Taipei): /ɕiɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ɕiũ¹¹/
    • MFA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiɪŋ²³⁻³³ ɕiũ²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: sêng⁵ siang³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sêng siàng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /seŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ siaŋ²¹³/

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• Middle Chinese: /sɨɐŋ^H/

Rime
Character	相
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	心 (16)
Final (韻)	陽 (105)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	息亮切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/sɨɐŋH/
Pan Wuyun	/siɐŋH/
Shao Rongfen	/siɑŋH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/sɨaŋH/
Li Rong	/siaŋH/
Wang Li	/sĭaŋH/
Bernard Karlgren	/si̯aŋH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	xiàng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	soeng3

Noun

丞相

1. (historical) Chancellor of State

   • 漢罷三公官，置丞相、御史大夫。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     汉罢三公官，置丞相、御史大夫。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Sanguozhi

     Hàn bà sāngōng guān, zhì chéngxiàng, yùshǐdàfū. [Pinyin]

     During the Han dynasty, the offices of Three Ducal Ministers were abolished, and those of the Grand Chancellor and Imperial Censor were established.

   • 炙手可熱勢絕倫，慎莫近前丞相嗔。 [MSC, trad.]
     炙手可热势绝伦，慎莫近前丞相嗔。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: Tang dynasty, Du Fu, Fair Ladies: A Ballad (《麗人行》), translation by Stephen Owen, The Poetry of Du Fu

     Zhìshǒukěrè shì juélún, shèn mò jìnqián chéngxiàng chēn. [Pinyin]

     Heat that can burn the hands, power beyond all measure―
     Take care not to come close before the Minister's angry glare!

Synonyms

• 相府
• 相 (xiàng)
• 相國／相国
• 宰相

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (丞相):

• Japanese: 丞相(じょうしょう) (jōshō); 丞相(しょうじょう) (shōjō)
• Korean: 승상 (丞相, seungsang)
• Vietnamese: thừa tướng (丞相)

See also

• 首相
• 議長／议长
• 主席
• 總理／总理
• 總統／总统
• 閣揆／阁揆

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Japanski

Kanji in this term
丞	相
じょう Jinmeiyō	しょう Stepen: 3
on’yomi

Noun

丞(じょう)相(しょう) (jōshō) ^{←じようしやう (zyousyau)?}

1. (historical) prime minister (in ancient China)

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Korejski

Hanja in this term
丞	相

Noun

丞相 (seungsang) (hangeul 승상)

1. Hanja form^? of 승상 (“prime minister”).