相国

相國
xiàngguó
prime minister (in ancient China)

CEDICT

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

Wiktionary

职官名。秦汉等朝所置的宰相职位。后沿为宰相的通称。

重編國語辭典

秦汉等朝的大臣最高职务，后来在中国与日本变成为对担任宰相的官员之敬称

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 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)
2 国 guó
  1. country; nation; state
  2. (bound form) national

Related entries

宰相 zǎixiàng prime minister (in feudal 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
总理 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

辅弼 fǔbì
  1. to assist a ruler in governing a country
  2. prime minister
阁揆 gékuí
  1. premier
  2. prime minister