相國

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See also: 相国

Chinese

		chancellor(s)	state(s) nation(s)
trad. (相國)		相	國
simp. (相国)		相	国

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiàngguó

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng³ gwok³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiàngguó
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siàngguó
  - Wade–Giles: hsiang⁴-kuo²
  - Yale: syàng-gwó
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianqgwo
  - Palladius: сянго (sjango)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: soeng³ gwok³
  - Yale: seung gwok
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soeng³ gwok⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêng³ guog³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ³³ kʷɔːk̚³/

Middle Chinese: sjangH kwok

Rime
Character	相	國
Reading #	2/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	心 (16)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	陽 (105)	德 (132)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	III	I
Fanqie	息亮切	古或切
Baxter	sjangH	kwok
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/sɨɐŋ^H/	/kwək̚/
Pan Wuyun	/siɐŋ^H/	/kʷək̚/
Shao Rongfen	/siɑŋ^H/	/kuək̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/sɨaŋ^H/	/kwək̚/
Li Rong	/siaŋ^H/	/kuək̚/
Wang Li	/sĭaŋ^H/	/kuək̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/si̯aŋ^H/	/kwək̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	xiàng	guo
Expected Cantonese Reflex	soeng³	gwak¹

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*aŋ-s ʷˤək/

(Zhengzhang): /*slaŋs kʷɯːɡ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	相	國
Reading #	2/2	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	xiàng	guó
Middle Chinese	‹ sjang^H ›	‹ kwok ›
Old Chinese	/*aŋ-s/	/*ʷˁək/
English	appearance, quality	state (n.)
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.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	相	國
Reading #	2/2	1/1
No.	13586	5547
Phonetic component	相	或
Rime group	陽	職
Rime subdivision	0	0
Corresponding MC rime	相	國
Old Chinese	/*slaŋs/	/*kʷɯːɡ/

Noun

相國

(historical) Chancellor of State

Synonyms

丞相 (chéngxiàng)
相府 (xiàngfǔ)
相 (xiàng)
宰相 (zǎixiàng)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (相國):

→ Japanese: 相国(しょうこく) (shōkoku)

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of 相國 – see the following entry.

【相国しょうこく】

(historical) Synonym of 宰相 (saishō): a grand chancellor in the ancient Chinese imperial government

(politics, historical) Chinese equivalent to an umbrella term for 太政大臣 (daijō-daijin), 左大臣 (sadaijin), and 右大臣 (udaijin)

(This term, 相國, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

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