元帥

See also: 元帅

Chinese

		primary; first; fundamental primary; first; fundamental; dollar; (dynasty)	commander in chief; handsome; graceful commander in chief; handsome; graceful; smart
trad. (元帥)		元	帥
simp. (元帅)		元	帅

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yuánshuài

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄨㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁴ seoi³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngièn-soi / ngiàn-soi
• Eastern Min (BUC): nguòng-só̤i
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): goân-sòe

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yuánshuài
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄨㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yuánshuài
    • Wade–Giles: yüan²-shuai⁴
    • Yale: ywán-shwài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuanshuay
    • Palladius: юаньшуай (juanʹšuaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛn³⁵ ʂu̯aɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyun⁴ seoi³
    • Yale: yùhn seui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁴ soey³
    • Guangdong Romanization: yun⁴ sêu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːn²¹ sɵy̯³³/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngièn-soi
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngien^ˇ soi
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngian² soi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯en¹¹ soi̯⁵⁵/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngiàn-soi
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngian^ˇ soi
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngian² soi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯an¹¹ soi̯⁵⁵/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: nguòng-só̤i
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋuoŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ^(s-)nɔy²¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: goân-sòe
    • Tâi-lô: guân-suè
    • Phofsit Daibuun: goansoex
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɡuan²⁴⁻²² sue²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡuan²⁴⁻²² sue⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡuan¹³⁻²² sue²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɡuan²⁴⁻¹¹ sue¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡuan²³⁻³³ sue²¹/

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• Middle Chinese: ngjwon srwijH

Rime
Character	元	帥
Reading #	1/1	1/2
Initial (聲)	疑 (31)	生 (21)
Final (韻)	元 (66)	脂 (18)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Closed
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	愚袁切	所類切
Baxter	ngjwon	srwijH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ŋʉɐn/	/ʃˠiuɪH/
Pan Wuyun	/ŋʷiɐn/	/ʃʷᵚiH/
Shao Rongfen	/ŋiuɐn/	/ʃiuɪH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ŋuan/	/ʂjwiH/
Li Rong	/ŋiuɐn/	/ʃjuiH/
Wang Li	/ŋĭwɐn/	/ʃwiH/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ŋi̯wɐn/	/ʂwiH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yuán	shuài
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jyun4	seoi3

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*[ŋ]o[r]  s-rut-s/

  (Zhengzhang): /*ŋon  sruds|srud/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	元	帥
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	yuán	shuài
Middle Chinese	‹ ngjwon ›	‹ srwijH ›
Old Chinese	/*[ŋ]o[r]/ (< nasal + uvular)	/*s-rut-s/
English	head; first	leader (of an army)
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	元	帥	帥
Reading #	1/1	1/2	2/2
No.	16145	11929	11930
Phonetic component	元	帥	帥
Rime group	元	隊	物
Rime subdivision	3	2	2
Corresponding MC rime	元	帥	率
Old Chinese	/*ŋon/	/*sruds/	/*srud/
Notes		甲文象雙手拭席， 後加巾轉註	原列質韻

Noun

元帥

1. marshal; general of the army
2. (archaic) supreme commander (of an army)

   • 於是乎蒐于被廬，作三軍，謀元帥。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     于是乎蒐于被庐，作三军，谋元帅。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4^th century BCE

     Yúshì hū sōu yú Pīlú, zuò sānjūn, móu yuánshuài. [Pinyin]

     For this, [the lords of Jin] reviewed the troops at Pilu [uncertain, somewhere in the east of Jin], established the Three Armies, and deliberated on the choice of the supreme commander.

Derived terms

• 大元帥 / 大元帅 (dàyuánshuài)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (元帥):

• → Japanese: 元(げん)帥(すい) (gensui)
• → Korean: 원수(元帥) (wonsu)
• → Vietnamese: nguyên soái (元帥)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
元	帥
げん Grade: 2	すい Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) げんすい [géꜜǹsùì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɡẽ̞ɰ̃sɨi]

Noun

元(げん)帥(すい) • (gensui) ^{←ぐゑんすゐ (gwenswi)?}

1. (military) a marshal
2. (military) a field marshal
3. (military) a general of the army
4. (military) an admiral of the fleet

See also

• 大(だい)元(げん)帥(すい) (daigensui)

Korean

Hanja in this term
元	帥

Noun

元帥 • (wonsu) (hangeul 원수)

1. hanja form^? of 원수 (“marshal”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
元	帥

Noun

元帥

1. chữ Hán form of nguyên soái (“marshal”).