酋長

See also: 酋长

Chinese

		tribal chief	long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop
trad. (酋長)		酋	長
simp. (酋长)		酋	长

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiúzhǎng

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄓㄤˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jau⁴ zoeng²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yù-chóng
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siû-tiúⁿ / siû-tiáng / iû-tiúⁿ / chhiû-tióng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiúzhǎng
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄓㄤˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cióujhǎng
    • Wade–Giles: chʻiu²-chang³
    • Yale: chyóu-jǎng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyoujaang
    • Palladius: цючжан (cjučžan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jau⁴ zoeng²
    • Yale: yàuh jéung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁴ dzoeng²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yeo⁴ zêng²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯²¹ t͡sœːŋ³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yù-chóng
    • Hakka Romanization System: iu^ˇ zong^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yiu² zong³
    • Sinological IPA: /i̯u¹¹ t͡soŋ³¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yù-chóng
    • Hakka Romanization System: (r)iu^ˇ zong^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yiu² zong³
    • Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯u¹¹ t͡soŋ³¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siû-tiúⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: siû-tiúnn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siu'dviuo
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /siu²⁴⁻²² tiũ⁵³/
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /siu²³⁻³³ tiũ⁴¹/
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /siu²⁴⁻¹¹ tiũ⁵³/
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /siu²⁴⁻²² tiũ⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siû-tiáng
    • Tâi-lô: siû-tiáng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siu'diarng
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /siu¹³⁻²² tiaŋ⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iû-tiúⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: iû-tiúnn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iu'dviuo
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /iu²⁴⁻²² tiũ⁵³/
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /iu²³⁻³³ tiũ⁴¹/
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /iu²⁴⁻¹¹ tiũ⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiû-tióng
    • Tâi-lô: tshiû-tióng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chiu'diorng
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiu²⁴⁻²² tiɔŋ⁵³/

Noun

酋長

1. tribal chief; headman; leader; chieftain
2. emir; sheik; raja (used as a translation of leaders in some countries)

Derived terms

• 酋長國 / 酋长国 (qiúzhǎngguó)

Related terms

• 族長／族长 (zúzhǎng)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
酋	長
しゅう Hyōgai	ちょう Grade: 2
on'yomi

Noun

酋(しゅう)長(ちょう) • (shūchō) 

1. tribal chief; headman; leader; chieftain (note: considered politically incorrect)
2. emir

References

• “^▲酋長”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
酋	長

Noun

酋長 • (chujang) (hangeul 추장)

1. hanja form^? of 추장 (“chieftain, tribal chief”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
酋	長

Noun

酋長

1. chữ Hán form of tù trưởng (“chieftain, tribal chief”)