太傅

Chinese

		great grand	tutor(s)
trad. (太傅)		太	傅
simp. #(太傅)		太	傅

Etymology

During the Han Dynasty, the three highest civil posts, 三公 (sāngōng), were 太師／太师 (tàishī), 太傅 (tàifù) and 太保 (tàibǎo). These were the three highest civil positions at the time (modern equivalent ~ White House Chief of Staff or prime minister), and were roughly equivalent in rank to the subsequent position of 宰相 (zǎixiàng, “Chancellor of China”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tàifù

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄞˋ ㄈㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): taai³ fu⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thài-hù

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tàifù
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄞˋ ㄈㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tàifù
    • Wade–Giles: tʻai⁴-fu⁴
    • Yale: tài-fù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tayfuh
    • Palladius: тайфу (tajfu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ fu⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: taai³ fu⁶
    • Yale: taai fuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: taai³ fu⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: tai³ fu⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰaːi̯³³ fuː²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thài-hù
    • Tâi-lô: thài-hù
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tae'hux
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tʰai²¹⁻⁵³ hu²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hu⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰai²¹⁻⁵³ hu²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tʰai¹¹⁻⁵³ hu¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰai²¹⁻⁴¹ hu²¹/

Noun

太傅

1. (historical) Grand Tutor (title for a very high official in imperial China)

Related terms

• 太保 (tàibǎo)
• 太師／太师 (tàishī)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (太傅):

• → Korean: 태부(太傅) (taebu)
• → Vietnamese: thái phó (太傅)

→ Mongolian: тайфу (tajfu)

→ Manchu: ᡨᠠᡳᡶᡠ (taifu)

Korean

Hanja in this term
太	傅

Noun

太傅 • (taebu) (hangeul 태부)

1. hanja form^? of 태부

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
太	傅

Noun

太傅

1. chữ Hán form of thái phó.