宰相

zǎixiàng
prime minister (in feudal China)

CEDICT

  1. (historical, government) Chancellor of State
  2. Chancellor of State

Wiktionary

職官名。我國君主時代君主的最高幕僚，為百官之長，歷代名稱不同。如秦漢的丞相、相國、三公，唐宋的中書、門下、尚書三省長官及同平章事。

重編國語辭典

輔助君主處理國政的最高行政官員

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 宰 zǎi
  1. to slaughter; to butcher; to kill (animals etc)
  2. (coll.) to fleece; to rip off; to overcharge
  3. (bound form) to govern; to rule
  4. (bound form) (a title for certain government officials in ancient China)
2 相 xiàng
  1. appearance
  2. portrait
  3. picture
  4. government minister
  5. (physics) phase
  6. (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features)
  7. to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc)

Containing this entry

鐵血宰相 Tiěxuèzǎixiàng Iron Chancellor, refers to Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898), Prussian politician, minister-president of Prussia 1862-1873, Chancellor of Germany 1871-1890
宰相肚裡能撐船 zǎixiàngdùlǐnéngchēngchuán
宰相肚裡好撐船 zǎixiàngdùlǐhǎochēngchuán

Related entries

相國 xiàngguó prime minister (in ancient China)
首相 shǒuxiàng prime minister (of Japan or UK etc)
首相解散了国会。

The prime minister dissolved the Diet.

Source: Tatoeba

丞相 chéngxiàng
  1. the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles)
  2. prime minister
總理 zǒnglǐ
  1. premier
  2. prime minister

classifiers: 個, 位, 名

这是总理住的房子。

This is the house in which the prime minister lives.

Source: Tatoeba

輔弼 fǔbì
  1. to assist a ruler in governing a country
  2. prime minister
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