攝政

See also: 摂政

Chinese

		assist; collect; absorb	political; politics; government
trad. (攝政)		攝	政
simp. (摄政)		摄	政

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shèzhèng

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄜˋ ㄓㄥˋ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): sip³ zing³

(Taishan, Wiktionary): niap² zen¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): liap-chèng / siap-chèng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shèzhèng
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄜˋ ㄓㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shèjhèng
  - Wade–Giles: shê⁴-chêng⁴
  - Yale: shè-jèng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shehjenq
  - Palladius: шэчжэн (šɛčžɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sip³ zing³
  - Yale: sip jing
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sip⁸ dzing³
  - Guangdong Romanization: xib³ jing³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːp̚³ t͡sɪŋ³³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: niap² zen¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ⁿdiap̚⁵⁵ t͡sen³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liap-chèng
  - Tâi-lô: liap-tsìng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: liapzexng
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /liap̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡siɪŋ⁴¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /liap̚³²⁻⁵ t͡siɪŋ²¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /liap̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɪŋ²¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siap-chèng
  - Tâi-lô: siap-tsìng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siapzexng
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /siap̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɪŋ²¹/

Verb

攝政

to act as regent

Synonyms

(literary) 攝位／摄位 (shèwèi)

Derived terms

攝政王 / 摄政王 (shèzhèngwáng)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (攝政):

→ Japanese: 摂政(せっしょう) (sesshō)
→ Korean: 섭정(攝政) (seopjeong)
→ Vietnamese: nhiếp chính (攝政)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
攝	政
しょう Jinmeiyō	しょう Grade: 5
on'yomi

Kanji in this term
攝	政
せつ > せっ Jinmeiyō	しょう Grade: 5
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 攝政 – see the following entry.

【摂政しょうしょう】	[noun] (archaic) the chief advisor to the emperor, similar to a viceroy or vizier
【摂政せっしょう】	[noun] a regent: one who rules in the place of a monarch because the monarch is too young, absent, or disabled [noun] regency: the position or station of a regent [noun] (archaic) the chief advisor to the emperor, similar to a viceroy or vizier

(This term, 攝政, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
攝	政

Noun

攝政 • (seopjeong) (hangeul 섭정)

hanja form^? of 섭정 (“regent”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
攝	政

Verb

攝政

chữ Hán form of nhiếp chính (“to act as regent”)

Noun

攝政

chữ Hán form of nhiếp chính (“camerlengo”)