所長

See also: 所长

Chinese

Etymology 1

		establishment; institution	chief; head
trad. (所長)		所	長
simp. (所长)		所	长

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): suǒzhǎng

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄤˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): so² zoeng²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): só͘-tiúⁿ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: suǒzhǎng [Phonetic: suózhǎng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄤˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: suǒjhǎng
    • Wade–Giles: so³-chang³
    • Yale: swǒ-jǎng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suoojaang
    • Palladius: сочжан (sočžan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: so² zoeng²
    • Yale: só jéung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: so² dzoeng²
    • Guangdong Romanization: so² zêng²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɔː³⁵ t͡sœːŋ³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: só͘-tiúⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: sóo-tiúnn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sofdviuo
    • IPA (Taipei): /sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiũ⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tiũ⁴¹/

Noun

所長

1. chief; head (of an institute, police station, etc.); director

Etymology 2

		(nominalization prefix)	to be good at
trad. (所長)		所	長
simp. (所长)		所	长

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): suǒcháng

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): so² coeng⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): só͘-tiông

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: suǒcháng
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: suǒcháng
    • Wade–Giles: so³-chʻang²
    • Yale: swǒ-cháng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suoocharng
    • Palladius: сочан (sočan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: so² coeng⁴
    • Yale: só chèuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: so² tsoeng⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: so² cêng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɔː³⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: só͘-tiông
    • Tâi-lô: sóo-tiông
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sofdioong
    • IPA (Taipei): /sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɔŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tiɔŋ²³/

Noun

所長

1. one's forte; strength; strong point

Synonyms

• 優點／优点 (yōudiǎn)
• 千秋 (qiānqiū)
• 專業／专业 (zhuānyè)
• 專長／专长 (zhuāncháng)
• 特長／特长 (tècháng)
• 長處／长处 (chángchù)

 

Antonyms

• 弊害 (bìhài)
• 弊病 (bìbìng)
• 弊端 (bìduān)
• 欠缺 (qiànquē)
• 毛病 (máobìng)
• 短處／短处 (duǎnchu)
• 缺失 (quēshī)
• 缺欠 (quēqiàn)
• 缺陷 (quēxiàn)
• 缺點／缺点 (quēdiǎn)
• 陷 (xiàn) (literary, or in compounds)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
所	長
しょ Grade: 3	ちょう Grade: 2
on’yomi

Noun

所(しょ)長(ちょう) • (shochō) 

1. chief of any place whose name ends in 所, such as an office or research facility

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
所	長

Noun

所長 • (sở trường)

1. chữ Hán form of sở trường (“strong points; strengths; forte”).