部長

See also: 部长

Chinese

		ministry; department; section ministry; department; section; part; division; troops; board; (a measure word); (a measure word for works of literature, films, machines, etc.)	long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop
trad. (部長)		部	長
simp. (部长)		部	长

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bùzhǎng

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄤˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bou⁶ zoeng²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): phu-chóng
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): pō͘-tiúⁿ / pō͘-tióⁿ / pǒ͘-tiúⁿ / pō͘-tiáuⁿ

  (Teochew, Peng'im): bou⁶ ziang²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bùzhǎng
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄤˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bùjhǎng
    • Wade–Giles: pu⁴-chang³
    • Yale: bù-jǎng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: buhjaang
    • Palladius: бучжан (bučžan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bou⁶ zoeng²
    • Yale: bouh jéung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bou⁶ dzoeng²
    • Guangdong Romanization: bou⁶ zêng²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pou̯²² t͡sœːŋ³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: phu-chóng
    • Hakka Romanization System: pu zong`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: pu⁴ zong³
    • Sinological IPA: /pʰu⁵⁵ t͡soŋ³¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pō͘-tiúⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: pōo-tiúnn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: poxdviuo
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pɔ³³⁻²¹ tiũ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Singapore): /pɔ²²⁻²¹ tiũ⁴²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /pɔ³³⁻¹¹ tiũ⁵³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pɔ²²⁻²¹ tiũ⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pō͘-tióⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: pōo-tiónn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: poxdvioir
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pɔ²²⁻²¹ tiɔ̃⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pǒ͘-tiúⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: pǒo-tiúnn
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pɔ²² tiũ⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Penang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pō͘-tiáuⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: pōo-tiáunn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: poxdviao
    • IPA (Penang): /pɔ²¹ tiãu⁴⁴⁵/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: bou⁶ ziang²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: pŏu tsiáng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pou³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡siaŋ⁵²/

Noun

部長

1. head of department; section chief
2. minister; secretary

   內政部長／内政部长  ―  nèizhèng bùzhǎng  ―  interior minister

3. (Cantonese) captain (supervisor) in a Chinese restaurant
4. (Penang Hokkien) Prime Minister

Synonyms

• (minister): (for monarchies) 大臣 (dàchén)

Derived terms

• 不管部長／不管部长 (bùguǎn bùzhǎng)
• 副部長／副部长 (fùbùzhǎng)
• 司法部長／司法部长 (sīfǎ bùzhǎng)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (部長):

• → Japanese: 部(ぶ)長(ちょう) (buchō)
• → Korean: 부장(部長) (bujang)
• → Vietnamese: bộ trưởng (部長)

• → Indonesian: potia

Japanese

Kanji in this term
部	長
ぶ Grade: 3	ちょう Grade: 2

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ぶちょー [bùchóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [bɯ̟ᵝt͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

部(ぶ)長(ちょう) • (buchō) 

1. A department chief within a company; analogous to a vice president in an American company.
2. The head/leader of a 部 (bu) – division, school club, etc.

Korean

Hanja in this term
部	長

Noun

部長 • (bujang) (hangeul 부장)

1. Hanja form^? of 부장 (“head of department”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
部	長

Noun

部長

1. chữ Hán form of bộ trưởng (“minister”).