司徒

Chinese

		company; control	apprentice; disciple
simp. and trad. (司徒)		司	徒

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sītú

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄊㄨˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): si¹ tou⁴
Min Nan (POJ): su-tô͘ / sir-tô͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: sītú
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄊㄨˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sytwu
  - IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵⁵ tʰu³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: si¹ tou⁴
  - Yale: sī tòuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: si¹ tou⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: xi¹ tou⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /siː⁵⁵ tʰou̯²¹/
  - Homophones:
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    司徒
    師徒／师徒
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: su-tô͘
  - Tâi-lô: su-tôo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: su'doo
  - IPA (Taipei): /su⁴⁴⁻³³ tɔ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /su⁴⁴⁻³³ tɔ²³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /su⁴⁴⁻²² tɔ¹³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /su⁴⁴⁻²² tɔ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sir-tô͘
  - Tâi-lô: sir-tôo
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sɯ³³ tɔ²⁴/

Noun

司徒

(historical) Minister over the Masses (one of the three most important official posts during the Han Dynasty).

Usage notes

A rough modern equivalent might be prime minister.

Related terms

三公 (sāngōng)

Proper noun

司徒

A surname.

Descendants

→ English: Situ, Szeto, Seto, Soohoo

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