Korean Word Entry

政丞
Hangul:정승
Revised Romanization:jeongseung
Definitions:
  1. in 고려와 조선시대 was the hightest post in the govt

  2. minister


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Chinese characters used in this word

politics, government, political affairs
Readings
Mandarin: ㄓㄥˋ (zhèng), ㄓㄥ (zhēng)
Cantonese: zing3
Japanese: セイ (sei)、 ショウ (shou) / まつりごと (matsurigoto)、 まん (man)、 ただす (tadasu)
Korean: 정 (jeong)
Vietnamese: chánh, chính

help, assist, aid, rescue
Readings
Mandarin: ㄔㄥˊ (chéng), ㄕㄥˋ (shèng), ㄓㄥ (zhēng), ㄓㄥˇ (zhěng)
Cantonese: sing4
Japanese: ジョウ (jou)、 ショウ (shou) / すく.う (sukuu)、 たす.ける (tasukeru)
Korean: 승 (seung)
Vietnamese: thừa, chưng