Chinese edit

 
to deliver; to turn over; to make friends
to deliver; to turn over; to make friends; to intersect (lines); to pay (money)
chair
simp. and trad.
(交椅)

Pronunciation edit


Noun edit

交椅

  1. ancient folding chair
  2. (dialectal) chair (usually with armrests)
  3. (dialectal) chair (in general)
  4. (figurative) leader's position; high post

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Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

Sino-Xenic (交椅):
  • Korean: 교의(交椅) (gyoui)

Others:

References edit

  • Duffus, William (1883) “chair”, in English-Chinese Vocabulary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Swatow, Swatow: English Presbyterian Mission Press, page 39

Korean edit

Hanja in this term

Noun edit

交椅 (gyoui) (hangeul 교의)

  1. Hanja form? of 교의 (chair (dated or archaic)).