亭長

See also: 亭长

Chinese edit

	pavilion	long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop
trad. (亭長)	亭	長
simp. (亭长)	亭	长
anagram	長亭／长亭

Etymology edit

During the Qin and Han dynasties, there existed an administrative unit called 亭 (tíng), which was defined as an area of 10 square li. The leader of this rural district was called 亭長／亭长 (tíngzhǎng). The most famous former 亭長／亭长 (tíngzhǎng) was the Emperor Gaozu of Han.

Pronunciation edit

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tíngzhǎng

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄤˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ting⁴ zoeng²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: tíngzhǎng
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄤˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tíngjhǎng
  - Wade–Giles: tʻing²-chang³
  - Yale: tíng-jǎng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tyngjaang
  - Palladius: тинчжан (tinčžan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ting⁴ zoeng²
  - Yale: tìhng jéung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ting⁴ dzoeng²
  - Guangdong Romanization: ting⁴ zêng²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɪŋ²¹ t͡sœːŋ³⁵/

Noun edit

亭長

(historical) district leader
- 及壯，試為吏，為泗水亭長，廷中吏無所不狎侮，好酒及色。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  及壮，试为吏，为泗水亭长，廷中吏无所不狎侮，好酒及色。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
  Jí zhuàng, shì wéi lì, wéi Sìshuǐ tíngcháng, tíng zhōng lì wú suǒ bù xiáwǔ, hǎo jiǔ jí sè. [Pinyin]
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