尚書

Chinese

		still; yet; to value still; yet; to value; to esteem	book; letter
trad. (尚書)		尚	書
simp. (尚书)		尚	书

Etymology

Originally, the person in this position was a lowly clerk, responsible for drafting and editing imperial decrees on behalf of the emperor. Later on, the person in this position became more like a chief of staff who handled all aspects of governance on behalf of the emperor.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shàngshū

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄨ
Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁶ syu¹
Min Nan (POJ): siōng-su

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: shàngshū
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄨ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqshu
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ʂu⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    [Show/Hide]
    ^edit
    ^edit
    上書／上书
    上疏
    尚書／尚书
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: soeng⁶ syu¹
  - Yale: seuhng syū
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁶ sy¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêng⁶ xu¹
  - IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ²² ɕyː⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    上書／上书
    尚書／尚书
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siōng-su
  - Tâi-lô: siōng-su
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sioxngsw
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɔŋ²²⁻²¹ su⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² su³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiɔŋ²²⁻²¹ su⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕiɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ su⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiɔŋ³³⁻²¹ su⁴⁴/

Noun

尚書

(archaic) position title: secretary; chief of staff

Derived terms

尚書令／尚书令 (shàngshūlìng)

尚書郎／尚书郎 (shàngshūláng)

Proper noun

尚書

The Classic of History, a collection of documents and speeches alleged to have been written by rulers and officials of the early Zhou Dynasty and before

Synonyms

書經／书经 (Shūjīng)

References

尚書 (經) on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^zh
尚書 (官職) on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^zh
Classic of History on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Japanese

Kanji in this term
尚	書
Grade: S	Grade: 2

Proper noun

尚書 (hiragana しょうしょ, rōmaji Shōsho)

"The Classic of History", a collection of documents and speeches alleged to have been written by rulers and officials of the early Zhou Dynasty and before.

Related terms

書経

References

Classic of History on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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