土司
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄨˇ ㄙ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tǔsih
- Wade–Giles: tʻu3-ssŭ1
- Yale: tǔ-sz̄
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tuusy
- Palladius: тусы (tusy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵⁵/
- Homophones:
[Show/Hide] 吐司
土司
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: tou2 si1
- Yale: tóu sī
- Cantonese Pinyin: tou2 si1
- Guangdong Romanization: tou2 xi1
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰou̯³⁵ siː⁵⁵/
- Homophones:
吐司
土司
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
Etymology 1
[edit]local | to manage; to control | ||
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simp. and trad. (土司) |
土 | 司 |
Noun
[edit]土司
- (historical) the system of Chinese ethnic minority hierarchies in which power is passed on according to hereditary relationships
- (historical) a chieftain in such a position of power
See also
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]For pronunciation and definitions of 土司 – see 吐司 (“toast; sliced bread; loaf”). (This term is a variant form of 吐司). |
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