長者
Chinese edit
long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop |
‑ist, ‑er (person); person (who does sth) | ||
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trad. (長者) | 長 | 者 | |
simp. (长者) | 长 | 者 |
Etymology edit
- “Jiang Zemin”
- Quoted from an interview with a Hong Kong journalist (the term 圖樣圖森破/图样图森破 (túyàngtúsēnpò) is also derived from the same interview):
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
長者
- elder; senior
- rich person
- a term of respect for a man
- (archaic) high official
- (archaic) person of high moral standing
- (archaic) well-known person; celebrity
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Proper noun edit
長者
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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長 | 者 |
ちょう Grade: 2 |
しゃ > じゃ Grade: 3 |
on’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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長者 (kyūjitai) |
Pronunciation edit
- (Tokyo) ちょーじゃ [chòójá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- (Tokyo) ちょーじゃ [chóꜜòjà] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- IPA(key): [t͡ɕo̞ːʑa̠]
Noun edit
長者 • (chōja) ←ちやうじや (tyauzya)?
- (also ちょうしゃ) elder; senior; a virtuous person
- rich person
- leader of a lineage
- (archaic) chief of a post station (shukuba)
- (archaic) owner or leader of a brothel in a post station (shukuba)
References edit
Korean edit
Hanja in this term | |
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長 | 者 |
Noun edit
Vietnamese edit
chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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長 | 者 |
Noun edit
長者 • (trưởng giả)
- chữ Hán form of trưởng giả (“bourgeois”).