# 三司
## Chinese

* 三司

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): sānsī
    (Zhuyin): ㄙㄢ ㄙ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): saam$^1$ si$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: sānsī
*** Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄙ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: sansih
*** Wade–Giles: san$^1$-ssŭ$^1$
*** Yale: sān-sz̄
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sansy
*** Palladius: саньсы (sanʹsy)
*** Sinological IPA : /sän⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: saam$^1$ si$^1$
*** Yale: sāam sī
*** Cantonese Pinyin: saam$^1$ si$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: sam$^1$ xi$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /saːm⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/
* Middle Chinese: sam si
Rime :
| Character | 三 | 司 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 心 (16) | 心 (16) |
| Final (韻) | 談 (143) | 之 (19) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | I | III |
| Fanqie | 蘇甘切 | 息兹切 |
| Baxter | sam | si |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /sɑm/ | /sɨ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /sɑm/ | /sɨ/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /sɑm/ | /sie/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /sam/ | /sɨ/ |
| Li Rong | /sɑm/ | /siə/ |
| Wang Li | /sɑm/ | /sĭə/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /sɑm/ | /si/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | sān | sī |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | saam$^1$ | si$^1$ |

### Noun

三司
* (Hong Kong, collective name) three officers of Hong Kong (Chief Secretary for Administration, Financial Secretary and Secretary for Justice)
* (Singapore, collective name) three judges of the court of appeal
* (historical, collective name) three national-level ministers during the Han dynasty
    Meronyms: 司馬／司马 (sīmǎ), 司空 (sīkōng), 司徒 (sītú)
* (historical, collective name) three national-level officers during the Tang dynasty
    Meronyms: 御史臺／御史台, 中書省／中书省 (Zhōngshūshěng), 門下省／门下省 (Ménxiàshěng)
    Meronyms: 刑部 (Xíngbù), 御史臺／御史台, 大理寺
* (historical, collective name) three financial officers during the Song dynasty
    Meronyms: 鹽鐵司／盐铁司, 度支司, 戶部司／户部司
* (historical, collective name) three provincial-level officers during the Ming and Qing dynasties
    Meronyms: 布政使司 (bùzhèngshǐsī), 按察使司 (àncháshǐsī), 都指揮使司／都指挥使司 (dūzhǐhuīshǐsī)

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 三司(さんし) (sanshi)
* → Korean: 삼사(三司) (samsa)

#### See also

* 三公 (sāngōng)
* 儀同三司／仪同三司 (yítóngsānsī)
* 三司使
* 市舶三司
* 三法司

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 三 | 司 |
| さん Grade: 1 | し Grade: 4 |
| on'yomi ||

### Etymology

From Middle Chinese 三司 (MC sam si).

### Noun

三(さん)司(し) • (sanshi)
* (historical, collective name) Synonym of 三公 (sankō): the three national ministers during the Han dynasty
* (historical, collective name) the three judicial branches during the Tang dynasty
* (historical, collective name) Short for 三司官 (Sanshi-kan): This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
* (historical, collective name) the three institutions responsible for the finances during the Five Dynasties period to the Song dynasty
* (historical, collective name) the three highest ministers of the 太政官 (Daijō-kan, “Great Council of State”):
** 太政大臣 (Daijō-daijin, “chancellor of the realm”)
** 左大臣 (sadaijin, “minister of the left”)
** 右大臣 (udaijin, “minister of the right”)
    Synonym: 三公 (sankō)

#### Derived terms

* 三司官(さんしかん) (Sanshi-kan)
* 儀同(ぎどう)三司(さんし) (Gidō-sanshi)

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 三 | 司 |

### Noun

三司 • (samsa) (hangeul 삼사)
* hanja form of 삼사