知事

Chinese

		to know; to be aware	matter; thing; item matter; thing; item; work; affair
simp. and trad. (知事)		知	事

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhīshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄓ ㄕˋ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ti-sū

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhīshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄓ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhihshìh
    • Wade–Giles: chih¹-shih⁴
    • Yale: jr̄-shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyshyh
    • Palladius: чжиши (čžiši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 知事 知識／知识 芝士

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ti-sū
    • Tâi-lô: ti-sū
    • Phofsit Daibuun: disu
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ti⁴⁴⁻²² su²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ti³³ su⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ti⁴⁴⁻²² su²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ti⁴⁴⁻³³ su³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ti⁴⁴⁻³³ su³³/

Noun

知事

1. (historical) magistrate or governor of a county or medium-size town during early days of the Republic of China
2. governor or magistrate of a Japanese prefecture or South Korean province

Adjective

知事

1. (literary) sensible; reasonable; wise

Japanese

Kanji in this term
知	事
ち Grade: 2	じ Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

From obsolete Chinese 知府 (zhīfǔ, “governor or magistrate of a county or province”), which was often referred to as 知某州事 (one who knows matters concerning the county/province), which shortens to 知事.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ち​じ [chíꜜjì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiʑi]

Noun

知(ち)事(じ) • (chiji) 

1. prefectural governor

Korean

Hanja in this term
知	事

Noun

知事 • (jisa) (hangeul 지사)

1. Hanja form^? of 지사 (“governor”).