交椅

Chinese

 
to deliver; to turn over; to make friends
to deliver; to turn over; to make friends; to intersect (lines); to pay (money)
chair
simp. and trad.
(交椅)

Pronunciation


Noun

交椅

  1. ancient folding chair
  2. (dialectal) chair (usually with armrests)
  3. (dialectal) chair (in general)
  4. (figurative) leader's position; high post

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • 無枷夯交椅无枷夯交椅
  • 第一把交椅 (dì-yī bǎ jiāoyǐ)
  • 頭把交椅头把交椅

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (交椅):
  • Korean: 교의(交椅) (gyoui)

Others:

References

  • Duffus, William (1883) “chair”, in English-Chinese Vocabulary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Swatow, Swatow: English Presbyterian Mission Press, page 39

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

交椅 • (gyoui) (hangeul 교의)

  1. Hanja form? of 교의 (chair (dated or archaic)).
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