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

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 Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: liâng-siu
  - Hakka Romanization System: liang^ˊ 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

(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.
(literally) collar and sleeves

Synonyms

(leader):

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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

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)