zongdu

See also: zǒngdū

English

Alternative forms

• tsungtu, tsungtuh

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 總督／总督 (zǒngdū).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dzʊŋˈduː/

Noun

zongdu (countable and uncountable, plural zongdu or zongdus)

1. (historical) A governor of one or more provinces of China during the Ming and Qing dynasties.

Synonyms

• governor-general
• viceroy

Translations

governor

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 總督／总督 (zh) (zǒngdū)

• Japanese: please add this translation if you can
• Korean: 총독 (chongdok)
• Manchu: ᡠᡥᡝᡵᡳ
  ᡴᠠᡩᠠᠯᠠᡵᠠ
  ᠠᠮᠪᠠᠨ (uheri kadalara amban)
• Vietnamese: tổng đốc (vi)