布政司

Chinese

		to administer; to govern; short for.	company; control
simp. and trad. (布政司)		布政	司

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bùzhèngsī

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄥˋ ㄙ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bou³ zing³ si¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bùzhèngsī
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄥˋ ㄙ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bùjhèngsih
    • Wade–Giles: pu⁴-chêng⁴-ssŭ¹
    • Yale: bù-jèng-sz̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: buhjenqsy
    • Palladius: бучжэнсы (bučžɛnsy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bou³ zing³ si¹
    • Yale: bou jing sī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bou³ dzing³ si¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: bou³ jing³ xi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pou̯³³ t͡sɪŋ³³ siː⁵⁵/

Noun

布政司

1. (historical) a province-level administrative authority during Ming and Qing dynasty, responsible for financial and civil affairs.
2. Chief Secretary (British Empire)