灰衣主教

Chinese

		grey; ash	gown; clothes; to dress gown; clothes; to dress; to wear	bishop; to mainly teach
trad. (灰衣主教)		灰	衣	主教
simp. #(灰衣主教)		灰	衣	主教

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huīyī zhǔjiào

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄟ ㄧ ㄓㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fui¹ ji¹ zyu² gaau³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: huīyī zhǔjiào
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟ ㄧ ㄓㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hueiyi jhǔjiào
    • Wade–Giles: hui¹-i¹ chu³-chiao⁴
    • Yale: hwēi-yī jǔ-jyàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hueii juujiaw
    • Palladius: хуэйи чжуцзяо (xueji čžuczjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ i⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: fui¹ ji¹ zyu² gaau³
    • Yale: fūi yī jyú gaau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fui¹ ji¹ dzy² gaau³
    • Guangdong Romanization: fui¹ yi¹ ju² gao³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fuːi̯⁵⁵ jiː⁵⁵ t͡syː³⁵ kaːu̯³³/

Noun

灰衣主教

1. éminence grise
   • 2016 April 8, Hong Kong Commercial Daily, 灰衣主教：無限權力的寫照 (Eminence grise: A Portrayal of Unlimited Power)‎^[1]:

     在西方，灰衣主教已經變成了一個專有名詞，喻指心腹人物，暗中掌權者，幕後操縱者。 [MSC, trad.]
     在西方，灰衣主教已经变成了一个专有名词，喻指心腹人物，暗中掌权者，幕后操纵者。 [MSC, simp.]

     Zài xīfāng, huīyīzhǔjiào yǐjīng biànchéng le yīge zhuānyǒu míngcí, yù zhǐ xīnfù rénwù, ànzhōng zhǎngquán zhě, mùhòu cāozòng zhě. [Pinyin]

     In the West, éminence grise has become a specific noun to describe a person who is trusted, who wield power secretly, who manipulates behind the scene.