三公
Chinese
three | just; honourable; public just; honourable; public; common; fair; duke; mister | ||
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trad. (三公) | 三 | 公 | |
simp. #(三公) | 三 | 公 |
Etymology
Starting in the Zhou Dynasty, the three highest civil posts were: 太師/太师 (tàishī), 太傅 (tàifù), 太保 (tàibǎo). In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the three positions were: 太尉 (tàiwèi) (Grand Commandant), 司徒 (sītú) (Minister over the Masses) and 司空 (sīkōng) (Minister of Works). Later on, the three positions were discontinued, and their duties were folded into the position of 丞相 (chéngxiàng) (chancellor of China).
The modern sense of "three kinds of public expenses" is a collective term for 公車/公车 (“government cars”), 因公出國/因公出国 (“overseas trips”), and 公務接待/公务接待 (“official receptions”).
Pronunciation
Noun
三公
Derived terms
- 一國三公/一国三公
- 三公九卿 (Sāngōng Jiǔqīng)
- 三公經費/三公经费
- 折臂三公
Descendants
See also
- 三司 (sānsī)
References
- Chancellor of China on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- 圖解三國時代, p. 107 and 250, →ISBN
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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三 | 公 |
さん Grade: 1 |
こう Grade: 2 |
kan’on |
Etymology
Literary Chinese 三公 (sāngōng)
Pronunciation
Noun
三公 • (sankō)
- (historical, government) three highest-ranking officials in feudal China
- (historical, government) three highest-ranking officials in feudal Japan
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