司徒

Chinese

		company; control	apprentice; disciple
simp. and trad. (司徒)		司	徒

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sītú

  (Zhuyin): ㄙ ㄊㄨˊ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): si¹ tou⁴

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): lhu¹ hu³

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): su-tô͘ / sir-tô͘

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sītú
    • Zhuyin: ㄙ ㄊㄨˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sihtú
    • Wade–Giles: ssŭ¹-tʻu²
    • Yale: sz̄-tú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sytwu
    • Palladius: сыту (sytu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵⁵ tʰu³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: si¹ tou⁴
    • Yale: sī tòuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: si¹ tou⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: xi¹ tou⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siː⁵⁵ tʰou̯²¹/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 司徒 師徒／师徒

  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: lhu¹ hu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬu³³ hu²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: su-tô͘
    • Tâi-lô: su-tôo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: su'doo
    • IPA (Taipei): /su⁴⁴⁻³³ tɔ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /su⁴⁴⁻³³ tɔ²³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /su⁴⁴⁻²² tɔ¹³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /su⁴⁴⁻²² tɔ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sir-tô͘
    • Tâi-lô: sir-tôo
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sɯ³³ tɔ²⁴/

Noun

司徒

1. (historical) Minister over the Masses (one of the three most important official posts during the Han Dynasty).

Usage notes

• A rough modern equivalent might be prime minister.

Related terms

• 三公 (sāngōng)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (司徒):

• → Korean: 사도(司徒) (sado)

Proper noun

司徒

1. a surname

   司徒宇斌  ―  Sītú Yǔbīn  ―  Sitoh Yih Pin (Singaporean politician)

Descendants

• → English: Situ, Szeto, Seto, Seeto, Soohoo, Seetoh, Sitoh
• → Zhuang: Swhduz