御三家
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Chinese
| defend; imperial; to drive | three | home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (御三家) | 御 | 三 | 家 | |
| simp. #(御三家) | 御 | 三 | 家 | |
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 御三家 (gosanke).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: yùsānjiā
- Zhuyin: ㄩˋ ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄚ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yùsanjia
- Wade–Giles: yü4-san1-chia1
- Yale: yù-sān-jyā
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuhsanjia
- Palladius: юйсаньцзя (jujsanʹczja)
- Sinological IPA (key): /y⁵¹ sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jyu6 saam1 gaa1
- Yale: yuh sāam gā
- Cantonese Pinyin: jy6 saam1 gaa1
- Guangdong Romanization: yu6 sam1 ga1
- Sinological IPA (key): /jyː²² saːm⁵⁵ kaː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
御三家
- the most noble three branches of the Tokugawa clan
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 御 | 三 | 家 |
| ご Grade: S |
さん Grade: 1 |
け Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | ||
Pronunciation
Noun
- the most noble three branches of the Tokugawa clan (徳川氏 (Tokugawa-shi)): 尾張 (Owari), 紀伊 (Kī), and 水戸 (Mito)
- (figuratively) the "big three"