首相

Chinese
 
head; chief; first (occasion); first (thing); measure word for poems
 
each other; appearance; portrait; picture; one another; mutually
simp. and trad.
(首相)		 首 相
Literally: “highest chancellor”.

Etymology

Modern usage are influenced by English prime minister

Pronunciation

Noun

首相

  1. prime minister
  2. (archaic, historical, Song dynasty) highest level chancellor
    是時眾中惟首相王珪因奏延安郡王當為皇太子，餘人無語。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
    是时众中惟首相王圭因奏延安郡王当为皇太子，余人无语。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
    From: 宋·邵博《聞見後錄》卷二
    Shì shí zhòng zhōng wéi shǒuxiàng Wáng Guī yīn zòu Yán'ān Jùnwáng dāng wèi huángtàizǐ, yú rén wúyǔ. [Pinyin]
    (please add an English translation of this example)

Usage notes

The translation of prime minster in Chinese varies according to the country in question. For example, the prime minister of the United Kingdom, Japan and Belgium is translated as 首相 (shǒuxiàng), while the prime minister of members of the Commonwealth of Nations (other than the UK) and Thailand is translated as 總理／总理 (zǒnglǐ), the same term used to refer to the premier of the People's Republic of China.

See also

Japanese
Kanji in this term
首 相
しゅ
Grade: 2		 しょう
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Noun

首相 (hiragana しゅしょう, rōmaji shushō, historical hiragana しゅしゃう)

  1. a prime minister; a chancellor
    ドイツの首 (しゅ)相 (しょう)
    Doitsu no Shushō
    Chancellor of Germany

Pronunciation

Compounds
  • 副首相
  • 首相官邸
  • 首相兼外相
  • 文部科学大臣
  • 経済産業大臣

References
  1. 1974, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Second Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō

Korean
Hanja in this term
首相

Noun

首相 • (susang) (hangeul 수상)

  1. Hanja form? of 수상 (“prime minister; chancellor”).

Vietnamese
Hán tự in this word
首相

Noun

首相

  1. Hán tự form of thủ tướng (“prime minister”).
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