# 大統領
## Chinese
### Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 大統領.

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): Dàtǒnglǐng
    (Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄊㄨㄥˇ ㄌㄧㄥˇ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Dàtǒnglǐng [Phonetic: dàtónglǐng]
*** Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄊㄨㄥˇ ㄌㄧㄥˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: Dàtǒnglǐng
*** Wade–Giles: Ta$^4$-tʻung$^3$-ling$^3$
*** Yale: Dà-tǔng-lǐng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Dahtoongliing
*** Palladius: Датунлин (Datunlin)
*** Sinological IPA : /tä⁵¹ tʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ liŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

### Proper noun

大統領
* (obsolete (but now having a revival as) slang) president of a country
** 2017 May 10, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Taiwan), 外交部祝賀大韓民國大統領選舉順利完成‎:
       Dàhánmínguó dì 19 rèn dàtǒnglǐng xuǎnjǔ yǐ yú běn (106) nián 5 yuè 9 rì shùnlì jǔxíng, bìng yú 5 yuè 10 rì wánchéng kāipiào, yóu gòngtóng mínzhǔ dǎng dàtǒnglǐng hòuxuǎnrén Wénzàiyín xiānshēng dāngxuǎn. [Pinyin]
       The 19th Presidential Election of the Republic of Korea was successfully held on 9 May 2017, and votes were counted on 10 May. Presidential candidate Moon Jae-in from the Democratic Party was elected.
* (specifically, slang) Donald Trump

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 大 | 統 | 領 |
| だい Grade: 1 | とう Grade: 5 | りょう Grade: 5 |
| on'yomi |||

### Etymology

大 (dai-, “great”) +‎ 統領 (tōryō, “leader”)

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) だいとーりょー [dàítóꜜòryòò] (Nakadaka – [3])
* IPA: [da̠ito̞ːɾʲo̞ː]

### Noun

大(だい)統(とう)領(りょう) • (daitōryō)
* a president (the head of state of a republic)
** 1999 September 16, Motohiro Katou, “ヤコブの階(かい)段(だん) [Jacob’s Ladder]”, in Ｑ.Ｅ.Ｄ. 証(しょう)明(めい)終(しゅう)了(りょう) [Q.E.D.], volume 4 (fiction), Tokyo: Kodansha, →ISBN, page 176:
    例(たと)えばユーゴスラビアには以(い)前(ぜん)チトー大(だい)統(とう)領(りょう)という指(し)導(どう)者(しゃ)がいて民(みん)族(ぞく)をまとめていた
       Tatoeba Yūgosurabia ni wa izen Chitō Daitōryō to iu shidōsha ga ite minzoku o matometeita
       For example, former President Tito was known for having united the peoples of Yugoslavia
** 2003 August 31 [2001 December 24], Reiko Shimizu, “秘密　THE TOP SECRET(トップ・シークレット)　1999 [THE TOP SECRET 1999]”, in 秘密 -トップ・シークレット- [Himitsu – Top Secret], 12th edition, volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Hakusensha, →ISBN, page 9:
    ワシントン　リンカーン　ケネディ　ビル・クリントン　そして今(いま)　ジョン・Ｂ(ビー)・リード‼ 清(せい)廉(れん)潔(けっ)白(ぱく)正(せい)義(ぎ)の人(ひと)————汚(お)点(てん)のない所(ところ)が最(さい)大(だい)の汚(お)点(てん)といわれる程(ほど)クリーンな第(だい)57(ごじゅうしち)代(だい)アメリカ大(だい)統(とう)領(りょう)
       Washinton Rinkān Kenedi Biru Kurinton Soshite ima Jon Bī Rīdo‼ Seiren keppaku seigi no hito————Oten no nai tokoro ga saidai no oten to iwareru hodo kurīn na daigojūshichi-dai Amerika Daitōryō
       Washington. Lincoln. Kennedy. Bill Clinton. And now, John B. Reed!! The man of impartiality, uprightness and justice. — When talking about the 57th President of the United States, it’s no exaggeration to say that his only flaw is that he has none.

#### Descendants

* → Korean: 대통령 (daetongnyeong)
* → Palauan: Daitorio, Daitoro

### See also

* 副(ふく)大(だい)統(とう)領(りょう) (fukudaitōryō, “vice president”)
* 大(たい)統(とう) (taitō)

### References

* ↑ 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
* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →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 :
| 大 | 統 | 領 |

### Noun

大統領 • (daetongnyeong) (hangeul 대통령)
* hanja form of 대통령 (“president of a country”)