領袖

See also: 领袖

Chinese

		neck; collar; to lead neck; collar; to lead; to receive	sleeve
trad. (領袖)		領	袖
simp. (领袖)		领	袖

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lǐngxiù

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ling⁵ zau⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): liâng-siu
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): léng-siū / léng-siù

(Teochew, Peng'im): nian² siu³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lǐngxiù
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lǐngsiòu
  - Wade–Giles: ling³-hsiu⁴
  - Yale: lǐng-syòu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liingshiow
  - Palladius: линсю (linsju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /liŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ling⁵ zau⁶
  - Yale: líhng jauh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ling⁵ dzau⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: ling⁵ zeo⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɪŋ¹³ t͡sɐu̯²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: liâng-siu
  - Hakka Romanization System: liang´ xiu
  - Hagfa Pinyim: liang¹ xiu⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /li̯aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ si̯u⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: léng-siū
  - Tâi-lô: líng-siū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lefngsiu
  - IPA (Xiamen): /liɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siu²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /liɪŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siu⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: léng-siù
  - Tâi-lô: líng-siù
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lefngsiux
  - IPA (Taipei): /liɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siu¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siu²¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /liɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siu²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: nian² siu³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: niáⁿ siù
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nĩã⁵²⁻³⁵ siu²¹³/

Noun

領袖

(figurative) leader (of a country, a party or an organisation)
愛戴領袖／爱戴领袖 ― àidài lǐngxiù ― to hold one's leaders in high esteem

他是一位胸懷十分豁達，並且意念非常堅強的領袖。 [MSC, trad.]
他是一位胸怀十分豁达，并且意念非常坚强的领袖。 [MSC, simp.]
Tā shì yī wèi xiōnghuái shífēn huòdá, bìngqiě yìniàn fēicháng jiānqiáng de lǐngxiù. [Pinyin]
He's a very broad-minded and strong-willed leader.
(literally) collar and sleeves

Synonyms

(leader):

大佬 (dàlǎo)
波士
老大 (lǎodà)
老頂／老顶
阿head
阿大 (ādà)
阿頭／阿头
領導／领导 (lǐngdǎo)
領導人／领导人 (lǐngdǎorén)
領導者／领导者 (lǐngdǎozhě)
領頭／领头 (lǐngtóu) (literary)
頭／头
頭仔／头仔 (Hakka)
頭兒／头儿 (tóur) (colloquial)
頭子／头子 (tóuzi) (colloquial, pejorative)
頭目／头目 (tóumù)
頭頭／头头 (tóutou) (colloquial)
首腦／首脑 (shǒunǎo)
首要 (shǒuyào)
首領／首领 (shǒulǐng)
龍頭／龙头 (lóngtóu)

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (領袖):

→ Japanese: 領袖(りょうしゅう) (ryōshū)
→ Korean: 영수(領袖) (yeongsu)
→ Vietnamese: lãnh tụ (領袖)