部長

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See also: 部长

Chinese

ministry; department; section
ministry; department; section; part; division; troops; board; (a measure word); (a measure word for works of literature, films, machines, etc.)
 
long; length; forever
long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop
 
trad. (部長)
simp. (部长)

Pronunciation


Noun

部長

  1. head of department; section chief
  2. minister; secretary
    內政部長内政部长  ―  nèizhèng bùzhǎng  ―  interior minister
  3. (Cantonese) captain (supervisor) in a Chinese restaurant
  4. (Penang Hokkien) Prime Minister

Synonyms

  • (minister): (for monarchies) 大臣 (dàchén)

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (部長):

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
ちょう
Grade: 2

Pronunciation

Noun

()(ちょう) (buchō

  1. A department chief within a company; analogous to a vice president in an American company.
  2. The head/leader of a (bu) – division, school club, etc.

References

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

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

部長 (bujang) (hangeul 부장)

  1. hanja form? of 부장 (head of department)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

部長

  1. chữ Hán form of bộ trưởng (minister).