政府

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Chinese

political; politics; government prefecture; mansion
simp. and trad.
(政府)
alternative forms ZF Mainland; Internet slang; euphemistic
正苦 Hong Kong; sarcastic

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (23) (1)
Final () (121) (24)
Tone (調) Departing (H) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Open Closed
Division () III III
Fanqie
Baxter tsyengH pjuX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/t͡ɕiᴇŋH/ /pɨoX/
Pan
Wuyun
/t͡ɕiɛŋH/ /pioX/
Shao
Rongfen
/t͡ɕiæŋH/ /pioX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ciajŋH/ /puə̆X/
Li
Rong
/t͡ɕiɛŋH/ /pioX/
Wang
Li
/t͡ɕĭɛŋH/ /pĭuX/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/t͡ɕi̯ɛŋH/ /pi̯uX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
zhèng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
zing3 fu2

Noun

政府

  1. government
    政府債券政府债券  ―  zhèngfǔ zhàiquàn  ―  government bond
    政府意志  ―  zhèngfǔ yìzhì  ―  government will
    政府關門政府关门  ―  zhèngfǔ guānmén  ―  government shutdown
    政府部門政府部门  ―  zhèngfǔ bùmén  ―  branch of government
    當選政府当选政府  ―  xīn dāngxuǎn de zhèngfǔ  ―  newly-elected government
    減少政府過度監管 [MSC, trad.]
    减少政府过度监管 [MSC, simp.]
    jiǎnshǎo zhèngfǔ guòdù jiānguǎn
    to reduce excessive government regulations
    英國政府憑什麼干涉 [MSC, trad.]
    英国政府凭什么干涉 [MSC, simp.]
    Yīngguó zhèngfǔ píng shénme yào gānshè?
    On what authority can the British government interfere?
    政府忌諱這個 [MSC, trad.]
    政府忌讳这个 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhèngfǔ tǐng jìhuì zhège de.
    The government considers this a taboo topic.
    中國政府1970年代開始推行計劃生育 [MSC, trad.]
    中国政府1970年代开始推行计划生育 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhōngguó zhèngfǔ zài 1970 niándài kāishǐ tuīxíng jìhuàshēngyù.
    In the 1970s, the Chinese government started to enact the One-Child Policy.

Synonyms

Adjective

政府

  1. (attributive) government; governmental

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (政府):

Others:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
せい
Grade: 5

Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(せい)() (seifu

  1. government
  2. cabinet

Usage notes

In Japanese, seifu especially with demonstratives, refers to the current administration, the prime minister and the cabinet ministers. It could also refer to the permanent ruling bodies, without specifiers.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

政府 (jeongbu) (hangeul 정부)

  1. hanja form? of 정부 (government)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

政府

  1. chữ Hán form of chính phủ (government).