齋桑

Chinese

	phonetic
trad. (齋桑)	齋	桑
simp. (斋桑)	斋	桑
alternative forms	宰桑 title only

Etymology

Qing-era Mandarin transliteration of Manchu ᠵᠠᡳᠰᠠᠩ (jaisang), from Classical Mongolian ᠵᠠᠶᠢᠰᠠᠩ (ǰayisang) and Written Oirat ᠴᠠᠶᡅᠰᠠᡊ (zaᠶisang), themselves from Mandarin 宰相 (zǎixiàng, “grand chancellor”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhāisāng, Zhāisāng

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄞㄙㄤ , ㄓㄞㄙㄤ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhāisāng, Zhāisāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄞㄙㄤ , ㄓㄞㄙㄤ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhaisang, Jhaisang
  - Wade–Giles: chai¹-sang¹, Chai¹-sang¹
  - Yale: jāi-sāng-, Jāi-sāng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jaisang, Jaisang
  - Palladius: чжайсан, Чжайсан (čžajsan, Čžajsan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯⁵⁵ sɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯⁵⁵ sɑŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

齋桑

(historical) zaisan (Mongol noble title, held by non-Borjigin chiefs)

Proper noun

齋桑

(～泊) Zaisan (a lake in Kazakhstan)