大統領

Chinese

		big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	to lead; to command; commander
trad. (大統領)		大	統領
simp. (大统领)		大	统领

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 大統領.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Dàtǒnglǐng

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄊㄨㄥˇ ㄌㄧㄥˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Dàtǒnglǐng
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄊㄨㄥˇ ㄌㄧㄥˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Dàtǒnglǐng
  - Wade–Giles: Ta⁴-tʻung³-ling³
  - Yale: Dà-tǔng-lǐng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Dahtoongliing
  - Palladius: Датунлин (Datunlin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tä⁵¹ tʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ liŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Proper noun

大統領

(obsolete (but now having a revival as) slang) president of a country
- 2017 May 10, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Taiwan), 外交部祝賀大韓民國大統領選舉順利完成‎:
  
  大韓民國第 19 任大統領選舉已於本（106）年5月9日順利舉行，並於5月10日完成開票，由共同民主黨大統領候選人文在寅先生當選。
  大韩民国第 19 任大统领选举已于本（106）年5月9日顺利举行，并于5月10日完成开票，由共同民主党大统领候选人文在寅先生当选。
  Dàhánmínguó dì 19 rèn dàtǒnglǐng xuǎnjǔ yǐ yú běn (106) nián 5 yuè 9 rì shùnlì jǔxíng, bìng yú 5 yuè 10 rì wánchéng kāipiào, yóu gòngtóng mínzhǔ dǎng dàtǒnglǐng hòuxuǎnrén Wén Zàiyín xiānshēng dāngxuǎn.
  The 19th Presidential Election of the Republic of Korea was successfully held on 9 May 2017, and votes were counted on 10 May. Presidential candidate Moon Jae-in from the Democratic Party was elected.
(specifically, slang) Donald Trump

Japanese

大統領 on Japanese Wikipedia

Kanji in this term
大	統	領
だい Grade: 1	とう Grade: 5	りょう Grade: 5
on'yomi

Etymology

大 (dai-, “great”) +‎ 統領 (tōryō, “leader”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) だいとーりょー (Nakadaka – )
IPA^(key):

Noun

大(だい)統(とう)領(りょう) • (daitōryō) ^{←だいとうりやう (daitouryau)^?}

a president (the head of state of a republic)
- 1999 September 16, Motohiro Katou, “ヤコブの階(かい)段(だん) ”, in Ｑ.Ｅ.Ｄ. 証(しょう)明(めい)終(しゅう)了(りょう) , volume 4 (fiction), Tokyo: Kodansha, →ISBN, page 176:
  
  例(たと)えばユーゴスラビアには以(い)前(ぜん)チトー大(だい)統(とう)領(りょう)という指(し)導(どう)者(しゃ)がいて民(みん)族(ぞく)をまとめていた
  Tatoeba Yūgosurabia ni wa izen Chitō Daitōryō to iu shidōsha ga ite minzoku o matometeita
  For example, former President Tito was known for having united the peoples of Yugoslavia
- 2003 August 31 , Reiko Shimizu, “秘密　THE TOP SECRET(トップ・シークレット)　1999 ”, in 秘密 -トップ・シークレット- , 12th edition, volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Hakusensha, →ISBN, page 9:
  
  ワシントン　リンカーン　ケネディ　ビル・クリントン　そして今(いま)　ジョン・Ｂ(ビー)・リード‼ 清(せい)廉(れん)潔(けっ)白(ぱく)正(せい)義(ぎ)の人(ひと)————汚(お)点(てん)のない所(ところ)が最(さい)大(だい)の汚(お)点(てん)といわれる程(ほど)クリーンな第(だい)57(ごじゅうしち)代(だい)アメリカ大(だい)統(とう)領(りょう)
  Washinton Rinkān Kenedi Biru Kurinton Soshite ima Jon Bī Rīdo‼ Seiren keppaku seigi no hito————Oten no nai tokoro ga saidai no oten to iwareru hodo kurīn na daigojūshichi-dai Amerika Daitōryō
  Washington. Lincoln. Kennedy. Bill Clinton. And now, John B. Reed!! The man of impartiality, uprightness and justice. — When talking about the 57th President of the United States, it’s no exaggeration to say that his only flaw is that he has none.

Descendants

→ Korean: 대통령 (daetongnyeong)
→ Palauan: Daitorio, Daitoro

References

^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

Hanja in this term
大	統	領

Noun

大統領 • (daetongnyeong) (hangeul 대통령)

hanja form^? of 대통령 (“president of a country”)

[NHK-1] NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

[DJR-2] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

大統領

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