僭主

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Chinese

		usurp	to own; to host; master to own; to host; master; lord; primary
trad. (僭主)		僭	主
simp. ^#(僭主)		僭	主

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiànzhǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄨˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cim³ zyu²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiànzhǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄨˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiànjhǔ
  - Wade–Giles: chien⁴-chu³
  - Yale: jyàn-jǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiannjuu
  - Palladius: цзяньчжу (czjanʹčžu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: cim³ zyu²
  - Yale: chim jyú
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsim³ dzy²
  - Guangdong Romanization: qim³ ju²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːm³³ t͡syː³⁵/

Noun

僭主

tyrant; usurper

Japanese

Kanji in this term
僭	主
せん Hyōgaiji	しゅ Grade: 3
kan’on

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) せんしゅ (Atamadaka – )
IPA^(key):

Noun

僭(せん)主(しゅ) • (senshu)

tyrant

Synonyms

タイラント (tairanto, transliteration of English tyrant)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
僭	主

Noun

僭主 • (chamju) (hangeul 참주)

Hanja form^? of 참주.

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