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政府
政府
Chinese
| political; politics; government | prefecture; mansion | ||
|---|---|---|---|
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simp. and trad. (政府) |
政 | 府 | |
Noun
政府
Adjective
政府
- (attributive) government; governmental
Derived terms
Descendants
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 政 | 府 |
|
せい Grade: 5 |
ふ Grade: 4 |
| on'yomi | |
Noun
政府 (hiragana せいふ, romaji seifu)
Derived terms
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Usage notes
In Japanese, seifu especially with demonstratives, refers to the current administration, the prime minister and the cabinet ministers. It could also refer to the permanent ruling bodies, without specifiers.
References
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): zing3 fu2
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chṳn-fú
- Min Dong (BUC): céng-hū
- Min Nan (POJ): chèng-hú
- Wu (Wiktionary): tsen fu (T2)
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄈㄨˇ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqfuu
- IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ fu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
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- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: zing3 fu2
- Yale: jing fú
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzing3 fu2
- IPA (key): /t͡sɪŋ³³ fuː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳn-fú
- Hakka Romanization System: ziin fu`
- Hagfa Pinyim: zin4 fu3
- IPA: /t͡sɨn⁵⁵ fu³¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: céng-hū
- IPA (key): /t͡sɛiŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ (h-)ŋu³³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chèng-hú
- Tâi-lô: tsìng-hú
- Phofsit Daibuun: zeanghuo
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ hu⁵³/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hu⁵⁵⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ hu⁵³/
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕiɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ hu⁵³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ hu⁴¹/
- (Hokkien)
- Wu
- (Shanghainese)
- Wiktionary: tsen fu (T2)
- IPA (key): /t͡səɲ³³ fv̩ʷ⁴⁴/
- (Shanghainese)
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 政 | 府 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 章 (23) | 幫 (1) |
| Final (韻) | 清 (121) | 虞 (24) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Closed |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 之盛切 | 方矩切 |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/t͡ɕiᴇŋH/ | /pɨoX/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/t͡ɕiɛŋH/ | /pioX/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/t͡ɕiæŋH/ | /pioX/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/ciajŋH/ | /puə̆X/ |
| Li Rong |
/t͡ɕiɛŋH/ | /pioX/ |
| Wang Li |
/t͡ɕĭɛŋH/ | /pĭuX/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/t͡ɕi̯ɛŋH/ | /pi̯uX/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
zhèng | fǔ |