司鐸
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Chinese
| company; control | large ancient bell | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (司鐸) | 司 | 鐸 | |
| simp. (司铎) | 司 | 铎 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): si1 dok6
- Southern Min
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄙ ㄉㄨㄛˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sihduó
- Wade–Giles: ssŭ1-to2
- Yale: sz̄-dwó
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sydwo
- Palladius: сыдо (sydo)
- Sinological IPA (key): /sz̩⁵⁵ tu̯ɔ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: si1 dok6
- Yale: sī dohk
- Cantonese Pinyin: si1 dok9
- Guangdong Romanization: xi1 dog6
- Sinological IPA (key): /siː⁵⁵ tɔːk̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- Middle Chinese: si dak
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*s-lə lˤak/
- (Zhengzhang): /*slɯ l'aːɡ/
Etymology 1
Noun
司鐸
- (literary, historical) one who is in charge of striking the duo (a large bell with a dull sound)
- (literary, figurative) one who manages culture and education
Proper noun
司鐸
- (historical) a palace in State of Lu in the Spring and Autumn period
- a surname
Etymology 2
Phono-semantic matching of Latin sacerdōtem (“priest”), based on the full noun 撒責爾鐸德／撒责尔铎德 (sāzé'ěrduódé), cf. Portuguese sacerdote.
Noun
司鐸
Synonyms
- 神父 (shénfù)