SENIOR 長輩
OLD IN-RELATION-TO ANOTHER.
黄金貴:古漢語同義詞辨釋詞典
Modern Chinese Criteria
Words (10 items)
長 zhǎng OC: krlaŋʔ MC: ʈi̯ɐŋ 44 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 krlaŋʔ 2 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- NP[post-N]head of the family [of the contextually determinate N]CH
岳 yuè MC: ngaewk OC: ŋruuɡ 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