政府

Chinese

		political; politics; government	prefecture; mansion
simp. and trad. (政府)		政	府
alternative forms		ZF Mainland; Internet slang; euphemistic 正苦 Hong Kong; sarcastic

Pronunciation

Rime
Character	政	府
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	章 (23)	幫 (1)
Final (韻)	清 (121)	虞 (24)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	之盛切	方矩切
Baxter	tsyengH	pjuX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡ɕiᴇŋH/	/pɨoX/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡ɕiɛŋH/	/pioX/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡ɕiæŋH/	/pioX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ciajŋH/	/puə̆X/
Li Rong	/t͡ɕiɛŋH/	/pioX/
Wang Li	/t͡ɕĭɛŋH/	/pĭuX/
Bernhard Karlgren	/t͡ɕi̯ɛŋH/	/pi̯uX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zhèng	fǔ
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zing3	fu2

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): zhèngfǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄈㄨˇ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): җынфу (žɨnfu, III-I)

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zing³ fu²

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): zen¹ fu²

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): chṳn-fú

  (Hailu, HRS): zhin^ˇ fu^ˊ

  (Meixian, Guangdong): zen⁴ fu³

• Eastern Min (BUC): céng-hū
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chèng-hú

  (Teochew, Peng'im): zêng³ hu²

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵tsen-fu₅

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngfǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄈㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngfǔ
    • Wade–Giles: chêng⁴-fu³
    • Yale: jèng-fǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqfuu
    • Palladius: чжэнфу (čžɛnfu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ fu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: җынфу (žɨnfu, III-I)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂəŋ⁴⁴ fou²⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zing³ fu²
    • Yale: jing fú
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzing³ fu²
    • Guangdong Romanization: jing³ fu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ³³ fuː³⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: zen¹ fu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sen³³ fu⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳn-fú
    • Hakka Romanization System: ziin fu^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zin⁴ fu³
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨn⁵⁵ fu³¹/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: zhin^ˇ fu^ˊ
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡ʃin¹¹ fu²⁴/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: zen⁴ fu³
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sən⁵³⁻⁵⁵ fu³¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: céng-hū
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ^(h-)ŋu³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chèng-hú
    • Tâi-lô: tsìng-hú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zeanghuo
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ hu⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hu⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ hu⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ hu⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ hu⁴¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: zêng³ hu²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsèng hú
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡seŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hu⁵²⁻²¹/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁵tsen-fu₅
    • MiniDict: tsen^去 fu^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²tsen-fu₂
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡sən³³ fu⁴⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: tsyengH pjuX

Noun

政府

1. government

   政府債券／政府债券  ―  zhèngfǔ zhàiquàn  ―  government bond

   政府意志  ―  zhèngfǔ yìzhì  ―  government will

   政府關門／政府关门  ―  zhèngfǔ guānmén  ―  government shutdown

   政府部門／政府部门  ―  zhèngfǔ bùmén  ―  branch of government

   新當選的政府／新当选的政府  ―  xīn dāngxuǎn de zhèngfǔ  ―  newly-elected government

   減少政府過度監管 [MSC, trad.]
   减少政府过度监管 [MSC, simp.]

   jiǎnshǎo zhèngfǔ guòdù jiānguǎn [Pinyin]

   to reduce excessive government regulations

   英國政府憑什麼要干涉？ [MSC, trad.]
   英国政府凭什么要干涉？ [MSC, simp.]

   Yīngguó zhèngfǔ píng shénme yào gānshè? [Pinyin]

   On what authority can the British government interfere?

   政府挺忌諱這個的。 [MSC, trad.]
   政府挺忌讳这个的。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhèngfǔ tǐng jìhuì zhège de. [Pinyin]

   The government considers this a taboo topic.

   中國政府在1970年代開始推行計劃生育。 [MSC, trad.]
   中国政府在1970年代开始推行计划生育。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhōngguó zhèngfǔ zài 1970 niándài kāishǐ tuīxíng jìhuàshēngyù. [Pinyin]

   In the 1970s, the Chinese government started to enact the One-Child Policy.

Synonyms

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• 公班衙 (Malaysian Hokkien)
• 官方 (guānfāng)
• 阿公 (Singapore Hokkien, slang)

Adjective

政府

1. (attributive) government; governmental

Derived terms

• 中央政府 (zhōngyāng zhèngfǔ)
• 地方政府 (dìfāng zhèngfǔ)
• 市政府 (shìzhèngfǔ)
• 政企 (zhèngqǐ)
• 政府採購 / 政府采购
• 政府軍 / 政府军 (zhèngfǔjūn)
• 政府開支 / 政府开支 (zhèngfǔ kāizhī)
• 政府首腦 / 政府首脑 (zhèngfǔ shǒunǎo)
• 流亡政府 (liúwáng zhèngfǔ)
• 無政府 / 无政府 (wúzhèngfǔ)
• 縣政府 / 县政府 (xiànzhèngfǔ)
• 聯邦政府 / 联邦政府 (liánbāng zhèngfǔ)
• 非政府 (fēizhèngfǔ)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (政府):

• → Japanese: 政府(せいふ) (seifu)
• → Korean: 정부(政府) (jeongbu)
• → Vietnamese: chính phủ (政府)

Others:

• → Sakizaya: cenhu
• → Zhuang: cwngfuj