酋長

See also: 酋长

Chinese

		tribal chief	long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop
trad. (酋長)		酋	長
simp. (酋长)		酋	长

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qiúzhǎng

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄓㄤˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jau⁴ zoeng²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yù-chóng
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siû-tiúⁿ / siû-tiáng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qiúzhǎng
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄓㄤˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cióujhǎng
  - Wade–Giles: chʻiu²-chang³
  - Yale: chyóu-jǎng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyoujaang
  - Palladius: цючжан (cjučžan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jau⁴ zoeng²
  - Yale: yàuh jéung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁴ dzoeng²
  - Guangdong Romanization: yeo⁴ zêng²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯²¹ t͡sœːŋ³⁵/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yù-chóng
  - Hakka Romanization System: iuˇ zong`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yiu² zong³
  - Sinological IPA: /i̯u¹¹ t͡soŋ³¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yù-chóng
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)iuˇ zong`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yiu² zong³
  - Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯u¹¹ t͡soŋ³¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siû-tiúⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: siû-tiúnn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siu'dviuo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /siu²⁴⁻²² tiũ⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /siu²⁴⁻²² tiũ⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siû-tiáng
  - Tâi-lô: siû-tiáng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siu'diarng
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /siu¹³⁻²² tiaŋ⁵³/

Noun

酋長

tribal chief; headman; leader; chieftain
emir; sheik; raja (used as a translation of leaders in some countries)

Derived terms

酋長國／酋长国 (qiúzhǎngguó)

Related terms

族長／族长 (zúzhǎng)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
酋	長
しゅう Hyōgai	ちょう Grade: 2
on'yomi

Noun

酋(しゅう)長(ちょう) • (shūchō)

tribal chief; headman; leader; chieftain (note: considered politically incorrect)
emir

Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=酋長&oldid=78681307"