族長
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See also: 族长
Chinese
race; nationality; ethnicity race; nationality; ethnicity; clan |
long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (族長) | 族 | 長 | |
| simp. (族长) | 族 | 长 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): zuk6 zoeng2
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): cho̍k-tiúⁿ / cho̍k-tióⁿ
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: zúzhǎng
- Zhuyin: ㄗㄨˊ ㄓㄤˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: zújhǎng
- Wade–Giles: tsu2-chang3
- Yale: dzú-jǎng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzwujaang
- Palladius: цзучжан (czučžan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡su³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zuk6 zoeng2
- Yale: juhk jéung
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzuk9 dzoeng2
- Guangdong Romanization: zug6 zêng2
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʊk̚² t͡sœːŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Quanzhou, Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cho̍k-tiúⁿ
- Tâi-lô: tso̍k-tiúnn
- Phofsit Daibuun: zogdviuo
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sɔk̚⁴⁻³² tiũ⁴¹/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɔk̚²⁴⁻² tiũ⁵⁵⁴/
- IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /t͡sɔk̚⁴⁻³² tiũ⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cho̍k-tióⁿ
- Tâi-lô: tso̍k-tiónn
- Phofsit Daibuun: zogdvioir
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tiɔ̃⁵³/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Quanzhou, Xiamen)
Noun
族長
Related terms
Descendants
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 族 | 長 |
| ぞく Grade: 3 |
ちょう Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | |
Etymology
From Sinitic 族長 / 族长 (zúzhǎng).
Pronunciation
Noun
Usage notes
Historically, this role has more commonly been filled by a man. However, this word alone is generally not gender-specific, and can refer to either a male or female head of a family. To specify a particular gender, this word may be prefixed with either 女 (onna, “woman”) or 男 (otoko, “man”).
Synonyms
- (head of a family): 家長 (kachō)
Derived terms
- 族長時代 (Zokuchō Jidai): the Patriarchal Age, as described in the Bible
See also
- 女族長 (onna zokuchō): a matriarch, a female head of a family or clan
- 男族長 (otoko zokuchō): a patriarch, a male head of a family or clan
- 女家長 (onna kachō): a matriarch, a female head of a house or household
- 男家長 (otoko kachō): a patriarch, a male head of a house or household
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 族 | 長 |
Noun
族長