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Chinese
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slaughter; butcher; govern slaughter; butcher; govern; rule; official |
to weigh; weight; measure
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simp. and trad.
(宰衡)
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宰
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衡
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Etymology
Likely coined by Wang Mang 4 CE as one of the titles he manipulated the Han imperial court to bestow upon himself. The Book of Han implies that the title derives from 太宰, a title of the Duke of Zhou, and 阿衡, variously interpreted as a title, styled name, or personal name of Yi Yin. As a compound, it carries the notation of "to rule; to arbitrate; to make decisions".
Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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宰
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衡
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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zǎi
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héng
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ tsojX ›
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‹ hæng ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*ˁəʔ/
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/*ˁraŋ/
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| English
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steward; minister
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beam of a steelyard
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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宰
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衡
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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| No.
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16506
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13868
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Phonetic
component
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宰
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行
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Rime
group
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之
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陽
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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宰
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行
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Old
Chinese
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/*ʔsɯːʔ/
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/*ɡraːŋ/
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Noun
宰衡
- (literary and archaic, sometimes derogatory) political heavyweight; grandee; a great officer of the state
Usage notes
Due to its association with Wang Mang, it is sometimes used to express veiled or open disgust.