校長
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See also: 校长
Chinese
school; proofread; to check school; proofread; to check; to compare |
long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (校長) | 校 | 長 | |
| simp. (校长) | 校 | 长 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): haau6 zoeng2
- (Taishan, Wiktionary): hau5 ziang2
- Hakka
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6yau-tsan
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: xiàozhǎng
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄓㄤˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: siàojhǎng
- Wade–Giles: hsiao4-chang3
- Yale: syàu-jǎng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiawjaang
- Palladius: сяочжан (sjaočžan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: haau6 zoeng2
- Yale: haauh jéung
- Cantonese Pinyin: haau6 dzoeng2
- Guangdong Romanization: hao6 zêng2
- Sinological IPA (key): /haːu̯²² t͡sœːŋ³⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: hau5 ziang2
- Sinological IPA (key): /hau³² t͡siaŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: káu-chóng
- Hakka Romanization System: gauˋ zongˋ
- Hagfa Pinyim: gau3 zong3
- Sinological IPA: /kau̯³¹ t͡soŋ³¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
- Hakka Romanization System: gauˊ zhongˊ
- Sinological IPA: /kau²⁴⁻³³ t͡ʃoŋ²⁴/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Jinjiang, Philippines, Singapore)
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hāu-tióⁿ
- Tâi-lô: hāu-tiónn
- Phofsit Daibuun: hauxdvioir
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /hau²²⁻²¹ tiɔ̃⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Penang)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hāu-tiáuⁿ
- Tâi-lô: hāu-tiáunn
- Phofsit Daibuun: hauxdviao
- IPA (Penang): /hau²¹ tiãu⁴⁴⁵/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: hao6 ziang2
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hău tsiáng
- Sinological IPA (key): /hau³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡siaŋ⁵²/
- Wu
- Middle Chinese: haewH trjangX
Noun
校長
- principal (of a school); headteacher (Classifier: 位)
- 紫綸輒凜然無言，惟時告校長，欲遷出。校長不懌，其子又再三負荊於前，於是暫止。
- From: 《清稗類鈔·貞烈類 ·鄭紫綸為尼以全貞》 (Anthology of Petty Qing Matters)
- Zǐlún zhé lǐnrán wúyán, wéi shí gào xiàozhǎng, yù qiān chū. Xiàozhǎng bù yì, qí zǐ yòu zàisān fùjīng yú qián, yúshì zàn zhǐ.
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紫纶辄凛然无言，惟时告校长，欲迁出。校长不怿，其子又再三负荆于前，于是暂止。
- president (of a school or university) (Classifier: 位)
- (ancient China) leader of a soldier division
- 越謝曰：「臣老，諸君彊以為長。今期而多後，不可盡誅，誅最後者一人。」令校長斬之。
- From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
- Yuè xiè yuē: “Chén lǎo, zhū jūn qiáng yǐ wéi zhǎng. Jīn qī ér duō hòu, bùkě jìn zhū, zhū zuìhòu zhě yīrén.” Lìng xiàozhǎng zhǎn zhī.
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越谢曰：「臣老，诸君强以为长。今期而多后，不可尽诛，诛最后者一人。」令校长斩之。
Descendants
Proper noun
校長
- (colloquial) Alan Tam (Cantopop singer)
References
- “校長”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 校 | 長 |
| こう Grade: 1 |
ちょう Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | |
Etymology
Sino-Japanese word from 校 (kō, “school”) + 長 (chō, “chief”).
Pronunciation
Noun
- principal or headteacher of a school
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 校 | 長 |
Noun
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 校 | 長 |
Noun
校長
- chữ Hán form of hiệu trưởng (“principal or headteacher of a school”)