首相

Chinese

		head; chief; first (occasion) head; chief; first (occasion); first (thing); measure word for poems	each other; appearance; portrait each other; appearance; portrait; picture; one another; mutually
simp. and trad. (首相)		首	相
Literally: “highest chancellor”.

Etymology

Modern usage are influenced by English prime minister

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shǒuxiàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sau² soeng³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sú-siong
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siú-siòng / siú-siàng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shǒuxiàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shǒusiàng
    • Wade–Giles: shou³-hsiang⁴
    • Yale: shǒu-syàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shooushianq
    • Palladius: шоусян (šousjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: sau² soeng³
    • Yale: sáu seung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sau² soeng³
    • Guangdong Romanization: seo² sêng³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯³⁵ sœːŋ³³/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 手相 首相

• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sú-siong
    • Hakka Romanization System: su` xiong
    • Hagfa Pinyim: su³ xiong⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /su³¹ si̯oŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Penang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siú-siòng
    • Tâi-lô: siú-siòng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siwsioxng
    • IPA (Taipei): /siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ¹¹/
    • IPA (Penang): /siu⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ siɔŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siɔŋ⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siú-siàng
    • Tâi-lô: siú-siàng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siwsiaxng
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siaŋ²¹/

Noun

首相

1. prime minister
2. (archaic, historical, Song dynasty) highest level chancellor

   • 是時眾中惟首相王珪因奏延安郡王當為皇太子，餘人無語。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     是时众中惟首相王珪因奏延安郡王当为皇太子，余人无语。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 宋·邵博《聞見後錄》卷二

     Shì shí zhòng zhōng wéi shǒuxiàng Wáng Guī yīn zòu Yán'ān Jùnwáng dāng wèi huángtàizǐ, yú rén wúyǔ. [Pinyin]

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Usage notes

For the difference between 首相 and 總理, see the usage notes of 總理／总理 (zǒnglǐ).

See also

• 議長／议长 (yìzhǎng)
• 宰相 (zǎixiàng), 丞相 (chéngxiàng)
• 主席 (zhǔxí)
• 總理／总理 (zǒnglǐ)
• 總統／总统 (zǒngtǒng)
• 閣揆／阁揆 (gékuí)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
首	相
しゅ Grade: 2	しょう Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しゅしょー [shùshóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɕɨᵝɕo̞ː]

Noun

首(しゅ)相(しょう) • (shushō) ^{←しゆしやう (syusyau)?}

1. a prime minister; a chancellor

   ドイツの首(しゅ)相(しょう)

   Doitsu no Shushō

   Chancellor of Germany

Derived terms

• 副首相
• 首相官邸
• 首相兼外相
• 元首相
• 連邦首相

Related terms

• 内閣総理大臣
• 総理大臣
• 外務大臣
• 財務大臣
• 総務大臣
• 文部科学大臣
• 経済産業大臣

Korean

Hanja in this term
首	相

Noun

首相 • (susang) (hangeul 수상)

1. Hanja form^? of 수상 (“prime minister; chancellor”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
首	相

Noun

首相

1. chữ Hán form of thủ tướng (“prime minister”).