三司
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Chinese
| three | company; control | ||
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| simp. and trad. (三司) |
三 | 司 | |
Pronunciation
Noun
三司
- (Hong Kong, collective name) three officers of Hong Kong (Chief Secretary for Administration, Financial Secretary and Secretary for Justice)
- (Singapore, collective name) three judges of the court of appeal
- (historical, collective name) three national-level ministers during the Han dynasty
- (historical, collective name) three national-level officers during the Tang dynasty
- (historical, collective name) three financial officers during the Song dynasty
- (historical, collective name) three provincial-level officers during the Ming and Qing dynasties
Descendants
See also
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 三 | 司 |
| さん Grade: 1 |
し Grade: 4 |
| on’yomi | |
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 三司 (MC sam si).
Noun
- (historical, collective name) Synonym of 三公 (sankō): the three national ministers during the Han dynasty
- (historical, collective name) the three judicial branches during the Tang dynasty
- (historical, collective name) Short for 三司官 (Sanshi-kan): This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
{{rfdef}}. - (historical, collective name) the three institutions responsible for the finances during the Five Dynasties period to the Song dynasty
- (historical, collective name) the three highest ministers of the 太政官 (Daijō-kan, “Great Council of State”):
- 太政大臣 (Daijō-daijin, “chancellor of the realm”)
- 左大臣 (sadaijin, “minister of the left”)
- 右大臣 (udaijin, “minister of the right”)
- Synonym: 三公 (sankō)
Derived terms
- 三司官 (Sanshi-kan)
- 儀同三司 (Gidō-sanshi)
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
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| 三 | 司 |