政治

Chinese

		political; politics; government	to rule; to govern; to manage to rule; to govern; to manage; to control; to harness (a river); cure; treatment; to heal
simp. and trad. (政治)		政	治

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): zhèngzhì

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄓˋ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): җынҗы (žɨnžɨ, III-III)

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zing³ zi⁶

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): chṳn-chhṳ

  (Hailu, HRS): zhin^ˇ chi^˖

  (Meixian, Guangdong): zen⁴ ci⁴

• Eastern Min (BUC): céng-dê
• Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): zing⁴ di⁵
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chèng-tǐ / chèng-tī

  (Teochew, Peng'im): zêng³ di⁷

• Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁵tsen-zy₆

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngzhì → zhèngzhi (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄓˋ → ㄓㄥˋ ˙ㄓ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngjhi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: chêng⁴-chih⁵
    • Yale: jèng-jr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenq.jyh
    • Palladius: чжэнчжи (čžɛnčži)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/ → /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ ɖ͡ʐ̥ʐ̩¹/
    • Homophones:
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: җынҗы (žɨnžɨ, III-III)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂəŋ⁴⁴ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁴⁴/

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

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: zing³ zi⁶
    • Yale: jing jih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzing³ dzi⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: jing³ ji⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ³³ t͡siː²²/
    • Homophones:

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• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳn-chhṳ
    • Hakka Romanization System: ziin cii
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zin⁴ ci⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɨ⁵⁵/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: zhin^ˇ chi^˖
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡ʃin¹¹ t͡ʃʰi³³/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: zen⁴ ci⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sən⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵³/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: céng-dê
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ^(t-)nɛi²⁴²/
• Puxian Min
  • (Putian, Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: zing⁴ di⁵
    • Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: ci̍ng-dī
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siŋ⁴² ti²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chèng-tǐ
    • Tâi-lô: tsìng-tǐ
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ti²²/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chèng-tī
    • Tâi-lô: tsìng-tī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zeangdi
    • IPA (Philippines): /t͡siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ti⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ ti³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ti²²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ ti³³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: zêng³ di⁷
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsèng tī
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡seŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ti¹¹/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai, Jiaxing)
    • Wugniu: ⁵tsen-zy₆
    • MiniDict: tsen^去 zy^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²tsen-zr₃
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡sən³³ zz̩⁴⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Jiaxing): /t͡sən⁴⁴ zz̩²¹/

Noun

政治

1. politics

   身份政治  ―  shēnfèn zhèngzhì  ―  identity politics

   政治面貌  ―  zhèngzhì miànmào  ―  political affiliation

   政治體系／政治体系  ―  zhèngzhì tǐxì  ―  political system

   政治格局  ―  zhèngzhì géjú  ―  political landscape

   政治計謀／政治计谋  ―  zhèngzhì jìmóu  ―  political plot

   政治舞臺／政治舞台  ―  zhèngzhì wǔtái  ―  political arena

   政治傾向／政治倾向  ―  zhèngzhì qīngxiàng  ―  political leanings

   政治導向／政治导向  ―  zhèngzhì dǎoxiàng  ―  political orientation

   政治正當性／政治正当性  ―  zhèngzhì zhèngdàngxìng  ―  political legitimacy

   民族政治  ―  mínzú zhèngzhì  ―  ethnopolitical

   你是文化人，不適合搞政治。 [MSC, trad.]
   你是文化人，不适合搞政治。 [MSC, simp.]

   Nǐ shì wénhuàrén, bù shìhé gǎo zhèngzhì. [Pinyin]

   You are a cultured person — not suited to politics.

   中國人民政治協商會議 [MSC, trad.]
   中国人民政治协商会议 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhōngguó rénmín zhèngzhì xiéshāng huìyì [Pinyin]

   Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference

   她在政治上有很大的野心。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]

   Tā zài zhèngzhì shàng yǒu hěn dà de yěxīn. [Pinyin]

   She has great political ambitions.

Derived terms

• 地緣政治 / 地缘政治 (dìyuán zhèngzhì)
• 多頭政治 / 多头政治 (duōtóu zhèngzhì)
• 寡頭政治 / 寡头政治 (guǎtóu zhèngzhì)
• 強權政治 / 强权政治 (qiángquán zhèngzhì)
• 政治光譜 / 政治光谱 (zhèngzhì guāngpǔ)
• 政治制度 (zhèngzhì zhìdù)
• 政治化 (zhèngzhìhuà)
• 政治婚姻 (zhèngzhì hūnyīn)
• 政治學 / 政治学 (zhèngzhìxué)
• 政治家 (zhèngzhìjiā)
• 政治局 (zhèngzhìjú)
• 政治庇護 / 政治庇护 (zhèngzhì bìhù)
• 政治性 (zhèngzhìxìng)
• 政治文明 (zhèngzhì wénmíng)
• 政治權利 / 政治权利 (zhèngzhì quánlì)
• 政治正確 / 政治正确 (zhèngzhì zhèngquè)
• 政治犯 (zhèngzhìfàn)
• 政治界 (zhèngzhìjiè)
• 政治真空 (zhèngzhì zhēnkōng)
• 政治經濟學 / 政治经济学 (zhèngzhì jīngjìxué)
• 政治迫害 (zhèngzhì pòhài)
• 政治避難 / 政治避难 (zhèngzhì bìnàn)
• 政治面目 (zhèngzhì miànmù)
• 政治面貌 (zhèngzhì miànmào)
• 政治體制 / 政治体制 (zhèngzhì tǐzhì)
• 政治體系 / 政治体系 (zhèngzhì tǐxì)
• 權力政治 / 权力政治 (quánlì zhèngzhì)
• 民主政治 (mínzhǔ zhèngzhì)
• 現實政治 / 现实政治 (xiànshí zhèngzhì)
• 精英政治 (jīngyīng zhèngzhì)
• 貴族政治 / 贵族政治 (guìzú zhèngzhì)
• 身份政治 (shēnfèn zhèngzhì)

Descendants

• → Zhuang: cwngci

Adjective

政治

1. (colloquial) politically charged (of content); politically motivated (of a person)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
政	治
せい Grade: 5	じ Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) せーじ [sèéjí] (Heiban – [0])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [se̞ːʑi]

Noun

政(せい)治(じ) • (seiji) ^{←せいぢ (seidi)?} (uncountable)

1. politics

Derived terms

• 政治学(せいじがく) (seijigaku, “the study of politics”)
• 政治家(せいじか) (seijika, “politician”)

Descendants

• → Okinawan: 政治
• → Chinese: 政治 (zhèngzhì)
• → Korean: 정치 (jeongchi)
• → Vietnamese: chính trị

See also

• 国会(こっかい) (kokkai): the diet (of Japan)
• 米国議会(べいこくぎかい) (beikokugikai): the Congress (of USA)
• 英国議会(えいこくぎかい) (eikokugikai): the Parliament (of UK)
• 衆議院(しゅうぎいん) (shūgiin): the house of representatives (of Japan)
• 参議院(さんぎいん) (sangīn): the house of Councilors (of Japan)
• 永田町(ながたちょう) (nagatachō): Nagata-chō
• 議員(ぎいん) (gīn): member of the Diet, Congress or Parliament

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
政	治
まさ Grade: 5	はる Grade: 4
nanori

Proper noun

政(まさ)治(はる) • (Masaharu) 

1. a male given name

References

1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

Hanja in this term
政	治

Noun

政治 • (jeongchi) (hangeul 정치)

1. hanja form^? of 정치 (“politics”)

Okinawan

Kanji in this term
政	治
しー Grade: 5	じ Grade: 4

Etymology

Cognate with Japanese 政治 (seiji).

Noun

政(しー)治(じ) (shīji) 

1. politics
2. government

   沖(うち)縄(なー)ぬ政(しー)治(じ)

   Uchinā nu shīji

   Okinawan politics, Okinawan government

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
政	治

Noun

政治

1. chữ Hán form of chính trị (“politics”).