Chinese

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political; politics; government prefecture; mansion
simp. and trad.
(政府)
alternative forms ZF Mainland; Internet slang; euphemistic
正苦 Hong Kong; sarcastic

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (23) (1)
Final () (121) (24)
Tone (調) Departing (H) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Open Closed
Division () III III
Fanqie
Baxter tsyengH pjuX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/t͡ɕiᴇŋH/ /pɨoX/
Pan
Wuyun
/t͡ɕiɛŋH/ /pioX/
Shao
Rongfen
/t͡ɕiæŋH/ /pioX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ciajŋH/ /puə̆X/
Li
Rong
/t͡ɕiɛŋH/ /pioX/
Wang
Li
/t͡ɕĭɛŋH/ /pĭuX/
Bernard
Karlgren
/t͡ɕi̯ɛŋH/ /pi̯uX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
zhèng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
zing3 fu2

Noun

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政府

  1. government
    政府債券政府债券  ―  zhèngfǔ zhàiquàn  ―  government bond
    政府意志  ―  zhèngfǔ yìzhì  ―  government will
    政府關門政府关门  ―  zhèngfǔ guānmén  ―  government shutdown
    政府部門政府部门  ―  zhèngfǔ bùmén  ―  branch of government
    當選政府当选政府  ―  xīn dāngxuǎn de zhèngfǔ  ―  newly-elected government
    減少政府過度監管 [MSC, trad.]
    减少政府过度监管 [MSC, simp.]
    jiǎnshǎo zhèngfǔ guòdù jiānguǎn [Pinyin]
    to reduce excessive government regulations
    英國政府憑什麼干涉 [MSC, trad.]
    英国政府凭什么干涉 [MSC, simp.]
    Yīngguó zhèngfǔ píng shénme yào gānshè? [Pinyin]
    On what authority can the British government interfere?
    政府忌諱這個 [MSC, trad.]
    政府忌讳这个 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhèngfǔ tǐng jìhuì zhège de. [Pinyin]
    The government considers this a taboo topic.
    中國政府1970年代開始推行計劃生育 [MSC, trad.]
    中国政府1970年代开始推行计划生育 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhōngguó zhèngfǔ zài 1970 niándài kāishǐ tuīxíng jìhuàshēngyù. [Pinyin]
    In the 1970s, the Chinese government started to enact the One-Child Policy.

Synonyms

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Adjective

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政府

  1. (attributive) government; governmental

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (政府):

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
せい
Grade: 5

Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(せい)() (seifu

  1. government
  2. cabinet

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In Japanese, seifu especially with demonstratives, refers to the current administration, the prime minister and the cabinet ministers. It could also refer to the permanent ruling bodies, without specifiers.

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References

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  1. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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政府 (jeongbu) (hangeul 정부)

  1. hanja form? of 정부 (government)

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

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政府

  1. chữ Hán form of chính phủ (government).