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

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): zhèngzhì

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄓˋ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): җынҗы (žɨnžɨ, III-III)
Cantonese (Jyutping): zing³ zi⁶
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): chṳn-chhṳ

(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

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:
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    政治
    正治
- (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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    政治
    正字
    正治
    正自
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳn-chhṳ
  - Hakka Romanization System: ziin cii
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zin⁴ ci⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɨ⁵⁵/
- (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

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)
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

(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)

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

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)

a male given name

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ 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)

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)

politics
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

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

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-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

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政治

Contents

Chinese

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

Descendants

Adjective

Japanese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

Descendants

See also

Etymology 2

Proper noun

References

Korean

Noun

Okinawan

Etymology

Noun

Vietnamese

Noun