掛帥

Chinese

		to hang; to put up; to suspend	commander in chief; handsome; graceful commander in chief; handsome; graceful; smart
trad. (掛帥)		掛	帥
simp. (挂帅)		挂	帅

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guàshuài

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄕㄨㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwaa³ seoi³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kòa-sòe

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guàshuài
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄕㄨㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guàshuài
    • Wade–Giles: kua⁴-shuai⁴
    • Yale: gwà-shwài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guahshuay
    • Palladius: гуашуай (guašuaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂu̯aɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwaa³ seoi³
    • Yale: gwa seui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwaa³ soey³
    • Guangdong Romanization: gua³ sêu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷaː³³ sɵy̯³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kòa-sòe
    • Tâi-lô: kuà-suè
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koarsoex
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kua²¹⁻⁵³ sue²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sue⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kua²¹⁻⁵³ sue²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kua¹¹⁻⁵³ sue¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kua²¹⁻⁴¹ sue²¹/

Verb

掛帥

1. to be in command; to assume command; to take command; to assume leadership; to take charge

   政治掛帥／政治挂帅  ―  zhèngzhì guàshuài  ―  domination of politics