SENIOR  長輩

OLD IN-RELATION-TO ANOTHER.
OLDERELDER
Antonym
Hypernym
  • OLDOf BIG AGE OR having EXISTED for an ENDURING PERIOD.
    • AGEPERIOD a CREATURE has been LIVE:alive in the PAST. 
      • PERIODTIME CONSISTING of a LIMITED SEQUENCE of MOMENTS.
        • TIMEABSTRACT OBJECT that all EVENTS ARE-IN....
See also
  • LEADCONTROL so as to CAUSE TO FOLLOW OR OBEY oneself.
    Hyponym
    黄金貴：古漢語同義詞辨釋詞典
    HUANG JINGUI 2006

    HUMAN AFFAIRS 34. ELDEST 排行第一。

    長，的通稱。伯，嫡子中排行第一者，即嫡長子，常用作字。孟，庶子中排行第一者，或女性排行第一者，冠於女性姓前。

    Modern Chinese Criteria
    長輩

    長上

    長者

    尊長

    父老

    父祖

    老前輩

    前輩

    老一輩

    先輩

    上輩

    上輩子

    老人

    上人

    rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／

    Words

    長  zhǎng OC: krlaŋʔ MC: ʈi̯ɐŋ 42 Attributions

      Word relations
    • Ant: 少/YOUNG Shào 少 (ant. zhǎng 長 "grown up") is a comparative term and refers specifically to relatively young age in humans; note that a person remains shào 少 "junior" (ant. zhǎng 長 "senior") in respect to elders until he is very old indeed.
    • Ant: 幼/YOUNG The current general "absolute" word for tender youth is yòu 幼 (ant. zhǎng 長 "grown up"), and this word refers to young age of animals, as well as humans.
    • Ant: 少/YOUNG Shào 少 (ant. zhǎng 長 "grown up") is a comparative term and refers specifically to relatively young age in humans; note that a person remains shào 少 "junior" (ant. zhǎng 長 "senior") in respect to elders until he is very old indeed.
    • Assoc: 上/SUPERIOR

      Syntactic words
    • nabfeatureseniority
    • nadVreference=objectlike a senior
    • npost-Nelder, senior; leader
    • v[adN1(post-N2)]superlativethe eldest person (of the contextually determinate set N2)CH
    • v[adN]N=humthose who are comparatively senior
    • v[adN]nonreferentiala senior in general; seniors
    • v[adN]subject=humanthe elder one; the older one
    • vadNelder, senior
    • vibe senior in status (defined by age of social rank)CH
    • vt(+prep+N)be elder, be senior
    • vt+prep+Ngradedbe older than 長乎
    • vtoNattitudinaltreat as the senior; pay respect to as a senior
    長者  zhǎng zhě OC: krlaŋʔ kljaʔ MC: ʈi̯ɐŋ tɕɣɛ 25 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPsuperior, superordinate; person in commandin BUDDH. texts: senior (teacher), elder; person of of wealth and of moral attainments
    • NP(post-N)someone senior to oneselfCH
    • NP=Nprthe senior person Npr
    • NPpluralsuperior persons; persons in command
    宗  zōng OC: tsuuŋ MC: tsuo̝ŋ 11 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nadNoccupying the senior position of one's generation in the clan 宗子"heir", 宗婦 "wife of the heir, senior wife in the clan"
    • nsubjectsenior person, Honoured Head
    父兄  fù xiōng OC: baʔ qhʷraŋ MC: bi̯o hɣaŋ 4 Attributions

      Syntactic words
    • NPa senior in the family 曾子父兄也 "Zēngzǐ was senior"
    • NP(post-N)nonreferentialfather and eldest brother> one's seniors in the clan
    • NPdisjunctiona father or an elder/eldest brotherCH
    長幼  zhǎng yòu OC: krlaŋʔ qriws MC: ʈi̯ɐŋ ʔi̯u 4 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPab{nab1ant.nab2}conceptrelative seniority or juniority
    • NPab{nab1ant.nab2}socialrelationship between older and younger onesLZ
    宿舊  sù jiù OC: suɡ ɡus MC: suk gɨu 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPsenior person
    • NPadNsenior
    家長  jiā zhǎng MC: kae drjang OC: kraa krlaŋʔCH 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NP[post-N]head of the family [of the contextually determinate N]CH
    岳  yuè MC: ngaewk OC: ŋruuɡCH 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nplurallocal elders (Shu)CH
    大  dà OC: daads MC: dɑi 1 Attribution

      Word relations
    • Epithet: 臣/MINISTER The general word for a government minister at any level and of any kind is chén 臣, generically rén chén 人臣.

      Syntactic words
    • vibe senior
    太  tài OC: thaads MC: thɑi 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vadNsenior 太子

    Existing SW for

    Here are Syntactic Words already defined in the database: