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 soeng¹
• 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 soeng¹
    • Yale: sáu sēung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sau² soeng¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: seo² sêng¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯³⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵/
• 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

(deprecated template usage) 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

The translation of prime minster in Chinese varies according to the country in question. For example, the prime minister of the United Kingdom, Japan and Belgium is translated as 首相 (shǒuxiàng), while the prime minister of members of the Commonwealth of Nations (other than the UK) and Thailand is translated as 總理／总理 (zǒnglǐ), the same term used to refer to the premier of the People's Republic of China.

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)

(deprecated template usage)

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Japanese

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

Noun

首(しゅ)相(しょう) • (shushō) ^{←しゅしゃう (syusyau)?}

1. a prime minister; a chancellor

   ドイツの首(しゅ)相(しょう)

   Doitsu no Shushō

   Chancellor of Germany

Pronunciation

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

Derived terms

• 副首相
• 首相官邸
• 首相兼外相

• 元首相
• 連邦首相

Related terms

• 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

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Korean

Hanja in this term
首	相

Noun

首相 • (susang) (hangeul 수상)

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

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Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
首	相

Noun

首相

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