亭長

See also: 亭长

Chinese

	pavilion	long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop
trad. (亭長)	亭	長
simp. (亭长)	亭	长
anagram	長亭／长亭

Etymology

亭 (an area of 10 square li) + 長 (leader)

During the Qin and Han Dynastys, there existed an administrative unit called a ting (亭), which was defined as an area of 10 square li. The leader of this rural district was called 亭長. The most famous former 亭長 was the Emperor Gaozu of Han.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tíngzhǎng

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄤˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ting⁴ zoeng²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: tíngzhǎng
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄤˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tyngjaang
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰiŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ting⁴ zoeng²
  - Yale: tìhng jéung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ting⁴ dzoeng²
  - Guangdong Romanization: ting⁴ zêng²
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰɪŋ²¹ t͡ʃœ̽ːŋ³⁵/

Noun

亭長

(archaic) district leader

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