直系

Chinese

		straight; vertical; frank straight; vertical; frank; directly; straightly; upright	be; system; to tie be; system; to tie; department; faculty
trad. (直系)		直	系
simp. #(直系)		直	系

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhíxì

  (Zhuyin): ㄓˊ ㄒㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zik⁶ hai⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhṳ̍t-ne

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhíxì
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˊ ㄒㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhíhsì
    • Wade–Giles: chih²-hsi⁴
    • Yale: jŕ-syì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyrshih
    • Palladius: чжиси (čžisi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ ɕi⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zik⁶ hai⁶
    • Yale: jihk haih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzik⁹ hai⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: jig⁶ hei⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪk̚² hɐi̯²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhṳ̍t-ne
    • Hakka Romanization System: ciid ne
    • Hagfa Pinyim: cid⁶ ne⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰɨt̚⁵ ne⁵⁵/

Adjective

直系

1. (attributive, of family members) directly related; of one's immediate family

Derived terms

• 直系親屬／直系亲属 (zhíxì qīnshǔ)

 

Etymology 2

From 直隸／直隶 (zhílì), a historical governorate.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Zhíxì

  (Zhuyin): ㄓˊ ㄒㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zik⁶ hai⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Zhíxì
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˊ ㄒㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Jhíhsì
    • Wade–Giles: Chih²-hsi⁴
    • Yale: Jŕ-syì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jyrshih
    • Palladius: Чжиси (Čžisi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ ɕi⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zik⁶ hai⁶
    • Yale: jihk haih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzik⁹ hai⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: jig⁶ hei⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪk̚² hɐi̯²²/

Proper noun

直系

1. (historical) the Zhili clique (a political-military faction of the Beiyang warlords)