領袖

See also: 领袖

Chinese

		neck; collar; to lead neck; collar; to lead; to receive	sleeve
trad. (領袖)		領	袖
simp. (领袖)		领	袖

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǐngxiù

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ling⁵ zau⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): liâng-siu
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): léng-siū / léng-siù

  (Teochew, Peng'im): nian² siu³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǐngxiù
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lǐngsiòu
    • Wade–Giles: ling³-hsiu⁴
    • Yale: lǐng-syòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liingshiow
    • Palladius: линсю (linsju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /liŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ling⁵ zau⁶
    • Yale: líhng jauh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ling⁵ dzau⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ling⁵ zeo⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɪŋ¹³ t͡sɐu̯²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: liâng-siu
    • Hakka Romanization System: liang´ xiu
    • Hagfa Pinyim: liang¹ xiu⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /li̯aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ si̯u⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: léng-siū
    • Tâi-lô: líng-siū
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lefngsiu
    • IPA (Xiamen): /liɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siu²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /liɪŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siu⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: léng-siù
    • Tâi-lô: líng-siù
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lefngsiux
    • IPA (Taipei): /liɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siu¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siu²¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /liɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siu²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: nian² siu³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: niáⁿ siù
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nĩã⁵²⁻³⁵ siu²¹³/

Noun

領袖

1. (figurative) leader (of a country, a party or an organisation)

   愛戴領袖／爱戴领袖  ―  àidài lǐngxiù  ―  to hold one's leaders in high esteem

   他是一位胸懷十分豁達，並且意念非常堅強的領袖。 [MSC, trad.]
   他是一位胸怀十分豁达，并且意念非常坚强的领袖。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā shì yī wèi xiōnghuái shífēn huòdá, bìngqiě yìniàn fēicháng jiānqiáng de lǐngxiù. [Pinyin]

   He's a very broad-minded and strong-willed leader.

2. (literally) collar and sleeves

Synonyms

• (leader):

• 大佬 (dàlǎo)
• 波士
• 老大 (lǎodà)
• 老頂／老顶
• 阿head
• 阿大 (ādà)
• 阿頭／阿头
• 領導／领导 (lǐngdǎo)
• 領導人／领导人 (lǐngdǎorén)
• 領導者／领导者 (lǐngdǎozhě)
• 領頭／领头 (lǐngtóu) (literary)
• 頭／头
• 頭仔／头仔 (Hakka)
• 頭兒／头儿 (tóur) (colloquial)
• 頭子／头子 (tóuzi) (colloquial, pejorative)
• 頭目／头目 (tóumù)
• 頭頭／头头 (tóutou) (colloquial)
• 首腦／首脑 (shǒunǎo)
• 首要 (shǒuyào)
• 首領／首领 (shǒulǐng)
• 龍頭／龙头 (lóngtóu)

 

Derived terms

• 意見領袖／意见领袖
• 領袖人物／领袖人物

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (領袖):

• → Japanese: 領袖(りょうしゅう) (ryōshū)
• → Korean: 영수(領袖) (yeongsu)
• → Vietnamese: lãnh tụ (領袖)