三公
Chinese edit
three | just; honourable; public just; honourable; public; common; fair; duke; mister | ||
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trad. (三公) | 三 | 公 | |
simp. #(三公) | 三 | 公 |
Etymology edit
Starting in the Zhou Dynasty, the three highest civil posts were: 太師/太师 (tàishī), 太傅 (tàifù), 太保 (tàibǎo). In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the three positions were: 太尉 (tàiwèi) (Grand Commandant), 司徒 (sītú) (Minister over the Masses) and 司空 (sīkōng) (Minister of Works). Later on, the three positions were discontinued, and their duties were folded into the position of 丞相 (chéngxiàng) (chancellor of China).
The modern sense of "three kinds of public expenses" is a collective term for 公車/公车 (“government cars”), 因公出國/因公出国 (“overseas trips”), and 公務接待/公务接待 (“official receptions”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
三公
- (archaic) three highest-ranking civil officials in the imperial court
- a kind of poker game
- (Mainland China, politics) three kinds of public expenses, including buy and use government cars, overseas trips, and official receptions
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Descendants edit
See also edit
- 三司 (sānsī)
References edit
- Chancellor of China on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- 圖解三國時代, p. 107 and 250, →ISBN
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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三 | 公 |
さん Grade: 1 |
こう Grade: 2 |
kan’on |
Etymology edit
Literary Chinese 三公 (sāngōng)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- (historical, government) three highest-ranking officials in feudal China
- (historical, government) three highest-ranking officials in feudal Japan