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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