司徒

Chinese

		company; control	apprentice; disciple
simp. and trad. (司徒)		司	徒

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sītú

  (Zhuyin): ㄙ ㄊㄨˊ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): si¹ tou⁴

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): lhu¹ hu³

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): su-tô͘ / sir-tô͘

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sītú
    • Zhuyin: ㄙ ㄊㄨˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sihtú
    • Wade–Giles: ssŭ¹-tʻu²
    • Yale: sz̄-tú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sytwu
    • Palladius: сыту (sytu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵⁵ tʰu³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: si¹ tou⁴
    • Yale: sī tòuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: si¹ tou⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: xi¹ tou⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siː⁵⁵ tʰou̯²¹/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 司徒 師徒 / 师徒

  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: lhu¹ hu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬu³³ hu²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: su-tô͘
    • Tâi-lô: su-tôo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: su'doo
    • IPA (Taipei): /su⁴⁴⁻³³ tɔ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /su⁴⁴⁻³³ tɔ²³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /su⁴⁴⁻²² tɔ¹³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /su⁴⁴⁻²² tɔ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sir-tô͘
    • Tâi-lô: sir-tôo
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sɯ³³ tɔ²⁴/

Noun

司徒

1. (historical) Minister over the Masses (one of the three most important official posts during the Han Dynasty which in later dynasties became an honorary title without actual power).

Usage notes

• A rough modern equivalent might be prime minister.

Related terms

• 三公 (sāngōng)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (司徒):

• → Korean: 사도(司徒) (sado)

Proper noun

司徒

1. a Chinese compound surname

   司徒宇斌  ―  Sītú Yǔbīn  ―  Sitoh Yih Pin (Singaporean politician)

Descendants

• → English: Situ, Szeto, Seto, Seeto, Soohoo, Seetoh, Sitoh
• → Tagalog: Soho
• → Zhuang: Swhduz