刺史
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Chinese
thorn; sting; prick thorn; sting; prick; pierce; stab; thrust; assassinate; murder |
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| simp. and trad. (刺史) |
刺 | 史 | |
Etymology
Originally, a 刺史 was responsible for maintaining order within a given region. By the time of Emperor Wu of Han, the status of 刺史 was elevated to that of governor of a Zhou (province).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄘˋ ㄕˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cìhshǐh
- Wade–Giles: tzʻŭ4-shih3
- Yale: tsz̀-shř
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsyhshyy
- Palladius: цыши (cyši)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰz̩⁵¹ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ci3 si2
- Yale: chi sí
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsi3 si2
- Guangdong Romanization: qi3 xi2
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰiː³³ siː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: tshjeH sriX
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*ek-s s-rəʔ/
- (Zhengzhang): /*sʰeɡs srɯʔ/
Noun
刺史
Synonyms
- 使君 (shǐjūn)
Descendants
- → Old Turkic: 𐰲𐰃𐰏𐰾𐰃 (čig2s2i)