Chinese Word Entry

總理

Simplified Chinese form: 总理

Mandarin (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄌㄧˇ
Mandarin (Pinyin): zǒng lǐ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zung2 lei5
Definitions:
  1. premier

  2. prime minister
    (classifier: / [个] / )


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Chinese characters used in this word

collect, overall, altogether
Readings
Mandarin: ㄗㄨㄥˇ (zǒng), ㄗㄨㄥ (zōng), ㄘㄨㄥ (cōng)
Cantonese: zung2
Japanese: ソウ (sou) / す.べて (subete)、 ふさ (fusa)、 すべる (suberu)
Korean: 총 (chong)
Vietnamese: tổng
Variants
Simplified Chinese form:
Simplified Japanese form:
Semantic variant forms:

logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth, manage
Readings
Mandarin: ㄌㄧˇ (lǐ)
Cantonese: lei5
Japanese: リ (ri) / ことわり (kotowari)、 すじ (suji)、 おさめる (osameru)
Korean: 리 (ri), 이 (i)
Vietnamese: lý, lí