校長

校長

1. principal or headteacher of a school (Classifier: 位)

   • 紫綸輒凜然無言，惟時告校長，欲遷出。校長不懌，其子又再三負荊於前，於是暫止。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     紫纶辄凛然无言，惟时告校长，欲迁出。校长不怿，其子又再三负荆于前，于是暂止。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 《清稗類鈔·貞烈類 ·鄭紫綸為尼以全貞》 (Anthology of Petty Qing Matters)

     Zǐlún zhé lǐnrán wúyán, wéi shí gào xiàozhǎng, yù qiān chū. Xiàozhǎng bù yì, qí zǐ yòu zàisān fùjīng yú qián, yúshì zàn zhǐ. [Pinyin]

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2. president of a school or university (Classifier: 位)

   • 請男巡警來幫的，莫非是女巡警？給女校長代筆的，莫非是男校長麼？ [MSC, trad.]
     请男巡警来帮的，莫非是女巡警？给女校长代笔的，莫非是男校长么？ [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1925: 魯迅 (Lu Xun) 《女校長的男女的夢》

     Qǐng nán xúnjǐng lái bāng de, mòfēi shì nǚ xúnjǐng? Gěi nǚ xiàozhǎng dàibǐ de, mòfēi shì nán xiàozhǎng me? [Pinyin]

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3. (ancient China) leader of a soldier division

   • 越謝曰：「臣老，諸君彊以為長。今期而多後，不可盡誅，誅最後者一人。」令校長斬之。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     越谢曰：“臣老，诸君强以为长。今期而多后，不可尽诛，诛最后者一人。”令校长斩之。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, circa 91 BCE

     Yuè xiè yuē: “Chén lǎo, zhū jūn qiáng yǐ wéi zhǎng. Jīn qī ér duō hòu, bùkě jìn zhū, zhū zuìhòu zhě yīrén.” Lìng xiàozhǎng zhǎn zhī. [Pinyin]

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   • 掌守陵園，案行掃除。丞及校長各一人。本注曰：校長，主兵戎盜賊事。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     掌守陵园，案行扫除。丞及校长各一人。本注曰：校长，主兵戎盗贼事。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Book of the Later Han, circa 5^th century CE

     Zhǎng shǒu líng yuán, àn xíng sǎochú. Chéng jí xiàozhǎng gè yīrén. Běn zhù yuē: xiàozhǎng, zhǔ bīngróng dàozéi shì. [Pinyin]

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校長

1. (colloquial) Alan Tam (Cantopop singer)

Sino-Japanese word from 校 (こう) (kō, “school”) + 長 (ちょう) (chō, “chief”).

• On’yomi
  • IPA^(key): [ko̞ːt͡ɕo̞ː]

校長 (hiragana こうちょう, rōmaji kōchō)

1. principal or headteacher of a school

校長 • (gyojang) (hangeul 교장)

1. Hanja form^? of 교장 (“principal or headteacher of a school”).

校長

1. Hán tự form of hiệu trưởng (“principal or headteacher of a school”).