行省

Chinese

		to go; to do; capable to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behaviour; conduct; a row; profession; professional	comprehend; introspect; visit comprehend; introspect; visit; frugal; save; to omit; to leave out; to save (money); province
simp. and trad. (行省)		行	省

Etymology

Short for 行中書省／行中书省 (xíng zhōngshūxǐng).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xíngshěng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄥˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hang⁴ saang²
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hêng-séng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xíngshěng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄥˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: síngshěng
  - Wade–Giles: hsing²-shêng³
  - Yale: syíng-shěng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyngsheeng
  - Palladius: синшэн (sinšɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ³⁵ ʂɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hang⁴ saang²
  - Yale: hàhng sáang
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hang⁴ saang²
  - Guangdong Romanization: heng⁴ sang²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐŋ²¹ saːŋ³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hêng-séng
  - Tâi-lô: hîng-síng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hengseang
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² siɪŋ⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² siɪŋ⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiɪŋ¹³⁻²² siɪŋ⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hiɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ siɪŋ⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɪŋ²³⁻³³ siɪŋ⁴¹/

Noun

行省

(historical) province (in Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties in Chinese history, also Ancient Roman)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (行省):

→ Japanese: 行省(こうしょう) (kōshō)

See also

省 (shěng)

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