執事

See also: 执事

Chinese

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Pronunciation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Noun

執事

(Christianity) deacon
(literary) attendant
(literary) your Excellency
(literary) job; duties

Synonyms

(job):

工作 (gōngzuò)
差事 (chāishi)
差使 (chāishi)
活
穡頭／穑头 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
職務／职务 (zhíwù)
頭路／头路 (Hakka, Min Nan)

Verb

執事

(literary) to perform one's job

Japanese

Kanji in this term
執	事
しつ Grade: S	じ Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) しつじ [shìtsúꜜjì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1][2]
(Tokyo) しつじ [shíꜜtsùjì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
IPA^(key): [ɕi̥t͡sɨᵝʑi]

Noun

執(しつ)事(じ) • (shitsuji)

Steward; butler.
Court official.
Deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.).

Coordinate terms

(butler): メイド (meido, “maid”)

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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