土司

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Chinese

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tǔsī

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄨˇ ㄙ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tou² si¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: tǔsī
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄨˇ ㄙ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tǔsih
  - Wade–Giles: tʻu³-ssŭ¹
  - Yale: tǔ-sz̄
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tuusy
  - Palladius: тусы (tusy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    吐司
    土司
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: tou² si¹
  - Yale: tóu sī
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tou² si¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: tou² xi¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰou̯³⁵ siː⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    吐司
    土司

Etymology 1

		local	to manage; to control
simp. and trad. (土司)		土	司

Noun

土司

(historical) the system of Chinese ethnic minority hierarchies in which power is passed on according to hereditary relationships
(historical) a chieftain in such a position of power

See also

土官 (tǔguān)
土目 (tǔmù)
改土歸流／改土归流 (gǎitǔguīliú)

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 土司 – see 吐司 (“toast; sliced bread; loaf”). (This term is a variant form of 吐司).

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