# 宰相
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zǎixiàng
    (Zhuyin): ㄗㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zoi$^2$ soeng$^3$
* Gan (Wiktionary): 'zai$^3$ xiong$^4$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chái-siong
* Eastern Min (BUC): cāi-sióng
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): chái-siòng / cháiⁿ-siòng / chái-siàng
    (Teochew, Peng'im): zai$^2$ siang$^3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zǎixiàng
*** Zhuyin: ㄗㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: zǎisiàng
*** Wade–Giles: tsai$^3$-hsiang$^4$
*** Yale: dzǎi-syàng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzaeshianq
*** Palladius: цзайсян (czajsjan)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡saɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zoi$^2$ soeng$^3$
*** Yale: jói seung
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzoi$^2$ soeng$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: zoi$^2$ sêng$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sɔːi̯³⁵ sœːŋ³³/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: 'zai$^3$ xiong$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /ˈt͡sai²¹³⁻¹³ ɕiɔŋ³⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chái-siong
*** Hakka Romanization System: zai$^ˋ$ xiong
*** Hagfa Pinyim: zai$^3$ xiong$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sai̯³¹ si̯oŋ⁵⁵/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: cāi-sióng
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sai³³⁻⁵⁵ $^{(s-)}$luɔŋ²¹³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chái-siòng
*** Tâi-lô: tsái-siòng
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zaysioxng
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siɔŋ⁴¹/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ²¹/
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cháiⁿ-siòng
*** Tâi-lô: tsáinn-siòng
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zvaysioxng
*** IPA (Taipei): /t͡sãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ¹¹/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sãi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ²¹/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chái-siàng
*** Tâi-lô: tsái-siàng
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zaysiaxng
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siaŋ²¹/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: zai$^2$ siang$^3$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsái siàng
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sai⁵²⁻³⁵ siaŋ²¹³/

### Noun

宰相
* (historical, government) Chancellor of State

#### Synonyms

* 丞相 (chéngxiàng)
* 相府 (xiàngfǔ)
* 相 (xiàng)
* 相國／相国 (xiàngguó)

#### Derived terms

* 伴食宰相
* 宰相肚裡好撐船／宰相肚里好撑船 (zǎixiàng dùlǐ hǎo chēngchuán)
* 宰相肚裡能撐船／宰相肚里能撑船 (zǎixiàng dùlǐ néng chēngchuán)
* 山中宰相
* 弄獐宰相
* 摸稜宰相／摸棱宰相
* 當朝宰相／当朝宰相
* 鐵血宰相／铁血宰相
* 風流宰相／风流宰相

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 宰相(さいしょう) (saishō)
* → Korean: 재상(宰相) (jaesang)
* → Vietnamese: tể tướng (宰相)
Others:
* → Classical Mongolian: ᠵᠠᠶᠢᠰᠠᠩ (ǰayisang)
** Mongolian: ᠵᠠᠶᠢᠰᠠᠩ (ǰayisang) / зайсан (zajsan)
** → Buryat: зайсан (zajsan)
** → Manchu: ᠵᠠᡳ᠌ᠰᠠᠩ (jaisang)
*** → Chinese: 齋桑／斋桑 (zhāisāng)
** → Written Oirat: ᠴᠠᠶᡅᠰᠠᡊ (zaᠶisang)
*** Kalmyk: зәәсң (zääsñ)
*** → Khakas: чайзаң (çayzañ)
*** → Manchu: ᡯᠠᡳ᠌ᠰᠠᠩ (dzaisang)
**** → Chinese: 宰桑 (zǎisāng)
*** → Southern Altai: јайзаҥ (ǰayzaŋ)
*** → Tuvan: чайзаң (çayzañ)

#### See also

* 首相 (shǒuxiàng)
* 議長／议长 (yìzhǎng)
* 主席 (zhǔxí)
* 總理／总理 (zǒnglǐ)
* 總統／总统 (zǒngtǒng)
* 閣揆／阁揆 (gékuí)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 宰 | 相 |
| さい Grade: S | しょう Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi ||

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) さいしょー [sàíshóó] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [sa̠iɕo̞ː]

### Noun

宰(さい)相(しょう) • (saishō)
* prime minister

#### Synonyms

* 首相(しゅしょう) (shushō)

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 宰 | 相 |

### Noun

宰相 • (jaesang) (hangeul 재상)
* hanja form of 재상 (“prime minister; premier”)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 宰 | 相 |

### Noun

宰相
* chữ Hán form of tể tướng (“grand chancellor”).