宰 | 921A50 62.10-6 | 部居 | 畫數 10 | ㄗㄞˇ [zai3] . | ||||||||
N | An anc. official title: 冢宰 the chief minister of state; 太宰 ditto; 小宰 deputy prime minister; 宰相 [zai3xiang4], 宰輔 [zai3fu3], 宰執 [zai3zhi2]↓. | |||||||||||
V | (1) Govern, rule: 宰制(萬物) to lord it over (all things); 宰物 take charge of matters; 主宰 be the master of, a ruler, the Supreme Being; 真宰 the Creator, God. (2) Kill, slaughter, cut up: 宰割 [zai3ge1]↓; 宰殺 [zai3sha1]↓; 宰肉 cut up meat; 宰牛,宰羊 slaughter cattle, sheep; 宰了他 give him the works (his quietus). | |||||||||||
Words | 1.宰輔 [zai2fu3], n., (LL) premier. 2.宰割 [zai3ge1], v.t., cut into pieces, divide up. 3.宰執 [zai3zhi2], n., (LL) premier. 4.宰殺 [zai3sha1], v.t., slaughter (animals). 5.宰相 [zai3xiang4], n., formerly, the prime minister, premier. |