尚書

Chinese

		still; yet; to value still; yet; to value; to esteem	book; letter
trad. (尚書)		尚	書
simp. (尚书)		尚	书

Etymology

Originally, the person in this position was a lowly clerk, responsible for drafting and editing imperial decrees on behalf of the emperor. Later on, the person in this position became more like a chief of staff who handled all aspects of governance on behalf of the emperor.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shàngshū

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄨ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁶ syu¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siūⁿ-su / siōng-su

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shàngshū
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄨ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shàngshu
    • Wade–Giles: shang⁴-shu¹
    • Yale: shàng-shū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqshu
    • Palladius: шаншу (šanšu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ʂu⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

      [Show/Hide]
      edit edit 上書／上书 上疏 尚書／尚书

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: soeng⁶ syu¹
    • Yale: seuhng syū
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁶ sy¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêng⁶ xu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ²² syː⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 上書／上书 尚書／尚书

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siūⁿ-su
    • Tâi-lô: siūnn-su
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sviuxsw
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siũ³³⁻²¹ su⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /siũ³³⁻¹¹ su⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siōng-su
    • Tâi-lô: siōng-su
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sioxngsw
    • IPA (Taipei): /siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ su⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ su⁴⁴/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 尚書

1. (archaic, position title) secretary; chief of staff

Proper noun

(deprecated template usage) 尚書

1. Classic of History (a collection of documents and speeches alleged to have been written by rulers and officials of the early Zhou Dynasty and before)

Synonyms

• 書經／书经 (Shūjīng)
• 佚書／佚书 (Yìshū)
• 逸書／逸书 (Yìshū)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (尚書):

• → Japanese: 尚書(しょうしょ) (shōsho)
• → Korean: 상서(尙書) (sangseo)
• → Vietnamese: thượng thư (尚書)

(deprecated template usage)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
尚	書
しょう Grade: S	しょ Grade: 2

Alternative spelling
尙書 (kyūjitai)

Proper noun

尚(しょう)書(しょ) • (Shōsho) 

1. "The Classic of History", a collection of documents and speeches alleged to have been written by rulers and officials of the early Zhou Dynasty and before.

Related terms

• 書経

References

• Classic of History on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
尚	書

Proper noun

尚書

1. chữ Hán form of thượng thư.