家長

See also: 家长

Chinese

		home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools	long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop
trad. (家長)		家	長
simp. (家长)		家	长

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiāzhǎng

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚ ㄓㄤˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaa¹ zoeng²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kâ-chóng
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): ka-tióng / kee-tiáng / ka-tiúⁿ / kee-tióⁿ / ke-tiúⁿ

  (Teochew, Peng'im): gê¹ ziang² / gê¹ diên²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiāzhǎng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚ ㄓㄤˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiajhǎng
    • Wade–Giles: chia¹-chang³
    • Yale: jyā-jǎng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiajaang
    • Palladius: цзячжан (czjačžan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: gaa¹ zoeng²
    • Yale: gā jéung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaa¹ dzoeng²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ga¹ zêng²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaː⁵⁵ t͡sœːŋ³⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 嘉獎／嘉奖 家長／家长

• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kâ-chóng
    • Hakka Romanization System: ga´ zong`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ga¹ zong³
    • Sinological IPA: /ka²⁴ t͡soŋ³¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ka-tióng
    • Tâi-lô: ka-tióng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ka'diorng
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ka⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɔŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ka³³ tiɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ka⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɔŋ⁵³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ka⁴⁴⁻²² tiɔŋ⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kee-tiáng
    • Tâi-lô: kee-tiáng
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² tiaŋ⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ka-tiúⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: ka-tiúnn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ka'dviuo
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ka⁴⁴⁻³³ tiũ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ka⁴⁴⁻³³ tiũ⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kee-tióⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: kee-tiónn
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² tiɔ̃⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ke-tiúⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: ke-tiúnn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ke'dviuo
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ke⁴⁴⁻³³ tiũ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ke⁴⁴⁻³³ tiũ⁵³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: gê¹ ziang² / gê¹ diên²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ke tsiáng / ke tiéⁿ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ke³³⁻²³ t͡siaŋ⁵²/, /ke³³⁻²³ tĩẽ⁵²/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 家長

1. head of a household; family head; patriarch
2. parent(s) or guardian of a minor (especially a student)

Derived terms

(deprecated template usage)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
家	長
か Grade: 2	ちょう Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl]  家長／家长 (jiāzhǎng).

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• IPA^(key): /ka.t͡ɕo.o/, [kät͡ɕʲo̞ː]

Noun

家(か)長(ちょう) • (kachō) 

1. the head of a household, a householder
2. a patriarch
3. a matriarch

Usage notes

Historically, this role has more commonly been filled by a man. However, this word alone is generally not gender-specific, and can refer to either a male or female head of household. To specify a particular gender, this word may be prefixed with either 女 (onna, “woman”) or 男 (otoko, “man”).

Synonyms

• 族長(ぞくちょう) (zokuchō): the head of a family or clan

See also

• 女家長(おんなかちょう) (onna kachō): a matriarch, the female head of a household
• 男家長(おとこかちょう) (otoko kachō): a patriarch, the male head of a household
• 女族長(おんなぞくちょう) (onna zokuchō): a matriarch, the female head of a family or clan
• 男族長(おとこぞくちょう) (otoko zokuchō): a patriarch, the male head of a family or clan

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Korean

Hanja in this term
家	長

Noun

家長 • (gajang) (hangeul 가장)

1. hanja form^? of 가장 (“the head of a family”)

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Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
家	長

Noun

家長

1. chữ Hán form of gia trưởng (“the head of a family”).

Adjective

家長

1. chữ Hán form of gia trưởng (“patriarchal; paternalistic”).