所長

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See also: 所长

Chinese

Etymology 1

		establishment; institution	chief; head
trad. (所長)		所	長
simp. (所长)		所	长

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): suǒzhǎng

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄤˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): so² zoeng²
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): só͘-tiúⁿ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: suǒzhǎng
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄤˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: suǒjhǎng
  - Wade–Giles: so³-chang³
  - Yale: swǒ-jǎng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suoojaang
  - Palladius: сочжан (sočžan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: so² zoeng²
  - Yale: só jéung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: so² dzoeng²
  - Guangdong Romanization: so² zêng²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɔː³⁵ t͡sœːŋ³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: só͘-tiúⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: sóo-tiúnn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sofdviuo
  - IPA (Taipei): /sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiũ⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tiũ⁴¹/

Noun

所長

chief; head (of an institute, police station, etc.); director

Etymology 2

		(nominalization prefix)	to be good at
trad. (所長)		所	長
simp. (所长)		所	长

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): suǒcháng

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): so² coeng⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): só͘-tiông

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: suǒcháng
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄤˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: suǒcháng
  - Wade–Giles: so³-chʻang²
  - Yale: swǒ-cháng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suoocharng
  - Palladius: сочан (sočan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: so² coeng⁴
  - Yale: só chèuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: so² tsoeng⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: so² cêng⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɔː³⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: só͘-tiông
  - Tâi-lô: sóo-tiông
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sofdioong
  - IPA (Taipei): /sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tiɔŋ²³/

Noun

所長

one's forte; strength; strong point

Synonyms

優點／优点 (yōudiǎn)
千秋 (qiānqiū)
專業／专业 (zhuānyè)
專長／专长 (zhuāncháng)
特長／特长 (tècháng)
長處／长处 (chángchù)

Antonyms

弊害 (bìhài)
弊病 (bìbìng)
弊端 (bìduān)
欠缺 (qiànquē)
毛病 (máobìng)
短處／短处 (duǎnchu)
缺失 (quēshī)
缺欠 (quēqiàn)
缺陷 (quēxiàn)
缺點／缺点 (quēdiǎn)
陷 (xiàn) (literary, or in compounds)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
所	長
しょ Grade: 3	ちょう Grade: 2
on'yomi

Noun

所(しょ)長(ちょう) • (shochō)

chief of a 所 (sho) – office (事務所), research facility (研究所), etc.

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
所	長

Noun

所長 • (sở trường)

chữ Hán form of sở trường (“strong points; strengths; forte”).

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