四世三公

Chinese

		four	life; age; generation life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime	three highest-ranking civil officials in the imperial court
trad. (四世三公)		四	世	三公
simp. ^#(四世三公)		四	世	三公

Etymology

For four generations, Yuan Shao's ancestors had occupied one of the 三公 (sāngōng) posts (Three Excellencies: the three highest civil posts in the country):

great great grandfather: Yuan An was a 司徒 (sītú, “Minister over the Masses”)
great grandfather: Yuan Chang was a 司空 (sīkōng, “Minister of Works”)
grandfather: Yuan Tang was a 太尉 (tàiwèi, “Grand Commandant”)
father: Yuan Feng was a 司空 (sīkōng, “Minister of Works”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sìshìsāngōng

(Zhuyin): ㄙˋ ㄕˋ ㄙㄢㄍㄨㄥ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: sìshìsāngōng
  - Zhuyin: ㄙˋ ㄕˋ ㄙㄢㄍㄨㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sìhshìhsangong
  - Wade–Giles: ssŭ⁴-shih⁴-san¹-kung¹
  - Yale: sz̀-shr̀-sān-gūng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syhshyhsangong
  - Palladius: сышисаньгун (syšisanʹgun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ sän⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

四世三公

(archaic) occupying the highest civil posts for four generations (a reference to Yuan Shao's family)

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