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dean of a college or court of law, the director of a hospital, museum, president of Academia Sinica or one of the five Yuan under the Chinese government system (including the premier)

院長

viatviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: viaa'tviuo [[...]]

commander of a battalion, a major

營長

iuzexng-kiogtviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iuu'zexng'kiok'tviuo; iuu'zexng-kiok'tviuo; (iuu'pien'kiok'tviuo) [[...]]

postmaster

郵政局長

iutviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iuu'tviuo [[...]]

chief of a barbarous tribe

酋長

kafsuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kar'suo [[...]]

supposing that, in case that

假使

Kafsuo goar bøo laai Taioaan, goar citmar bøextaxng kaq lie zøx peng'iuo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kar'suo goar bøo laai Taai'oaan, goar cirm'ar be'taxng kaq lie zøx peeng'iuo.; Kar'suo goar bøo laai Taai'oaan, goar cid'mar bøe'taxng kaq lie zøx peeng'iuo. [[...]]
Suppose I had not come to Taiwan, I could not be friends with you now.
假使我沒有來台灣,現在我就不能和你做朋友。

Kafsuo lie na si hauxtviuo, hagsefng itteng øe cyn hvoa'hie, in'ui lie thaix pixntvoa`leq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kar'suo lie na si hau'tviuo, hak'sefng id'teng e cyn hvoaf'hie, yn'ui lie thaix pin'tvoa lef.; Kar'suo lie na si hau'tviuo, hak'sefng id'teng øe cyn hvoaf'hie, yn'ui lie thaix pin'tvoa`leq. [[...]]
If you were the principal, the students would certainly be very happy, because you are very lazy.
假使你是校長,學生一定會很高興,因為你很懶惰。

ka'tviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaf'tviuo [[...]]

head of the family

家長

ka'tviuo-hoe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaf'tviuo'hoe; kaf'tviuo-hoe [[...]]
parent teacher association, P.T.A.
家長會

kaobu-tviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaux'bu'tviuo; kaux'bu-tviuo [[...]]

dean of studies (in a college of university)

教務長

kaoiok-khøtviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaux'iok khøf'tviuo; kaux'iok-khøf'tviuo; (kaux'iok khøx'tviuo) [[...]]

chief of the education section (under a city or county government)

教育科(課) 長

Kaoiok poxtviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kaux'iok po'tviuo [[...]]

Minister of Education

教育部長

Kaoiok thviatviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kaux'iok thviaf'tviuo [[...]]

Commissioner of Education (under a provincial government)

教育廳長

Kauthofng-po [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kaw'thofng'po; Kaw'thofng-po [[...]]

Ministry of Communication

交通部

Kauthongpoxtviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kaw'thofng'po'tviuo [[...]]
Minister of Communications
交通部長

kefngbu zhuotviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kerng'bu zhux'tviuo [[...]]

Commissioner of Police (Provincial)

警務處長

kexngsoarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: keng'soarn [[...]]

run for (election)

競選

kexngsoarn chixtviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: keng'soarn chi'tviuo [[...]]
run for mayor
競選市長

kexngsoarn chixgixoaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: keng'soarn chi'gi'oaan [[...]]
run for city councilman
競選市議員

khøtviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khøf'tviuo [[...]]

head of a department (of the government or a firm)

科長

khørtviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khøx'tviuo [[...]]

head of a department

課長

khu'tviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khw'tviuo [[...]]

headman of a ward

區長

kiafm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiafm [[...]]

hold in addition, serve as well, discharge two offices, also, both

兼

Huozofngthorng kiafm Hengzerng'vixtviuo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hux'zorng'thorng kiafm Heeng'zexng'vi'tviuo. [[...]]
the vice-president holds an additional post of premier
副總統兼行政院長。

thagzhehkefng kiafm hoexgixseg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thak'zheq'kefng kiafm hoe'gi'seg [[...]]
study hall serves also as a conference room
讀書室(教室) 兼會議室

kiamjim [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiafm'jim [[...]]

additional post, concurrent, to hold an additional post

兼任

kiamjim Kaoiok Poxtviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiafm'jim Kaux'iok Po'tviuo [[...]]
be concurrent Minister of Education
兼任教育部長

kiogtviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiok'tviuo [[...]]

director of a bureau, head of an office

局長

kiptviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kib'tviuo; (pafn'tviuo) [[...]]

class leader, monitor

級長,班長

køsefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: køf'sefng [[...]]

promotion, promoted to high office

高陞,高升

køsefng zøx khørtviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: køf'sefng zøx khøx'tviuo [[...]]
promoted to section chief
高陞為課長

koftviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kor'tviuo [[...]]

head of a division (under the control of "kho-tiu*")

股長

kvoatviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kvoaf'tviuo; (tviuo'kvoaf) [[...]]

an official boss

官長,長官

koafntviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koarn'tviuo [[...]]

superintendent, curator, head of a library, institute.

館長

koaxntviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koan'tviuo [[...]]

prefecture governor, a mandarin

縣長

kuntviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kwn'tviuo [[...]]

corps commander

軍長

lie hauxtviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lie hau'tviuo [[...]]

woman school principal

女校長

lysuxtviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lie'su'tviuo [[...]]

board chairman, chairman of the board of directors

理事長

lytviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lie'tviuo [[...]]

village elder — (100 families was reckoned a "li"); head of a subdivision of the district, borough in a city or township

里長

lytviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lie'tviuo [[...]]

brigade commander

旅長

lientviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lieen'tviuo [[...]]

officer in charge of the regiment, regimental commander, company commander

連長

lintviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: liin'tviuo [[...]]

head of a "lin"

鄰長

liogkwn poxtviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: liok'kwn po'tviuo [[...]]

minister of war

陸軍部長

Løkafng kiogtviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Løo'kafng kiok'tviuo [[...]]

The head of Labor bureau

勞工局長

løtong poxtviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: løo'tong po'tviuo [[...]]

Secretary of Labor (U.S.)

勞動部長

loexzexng poxtviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: loe'zexng po'tviuo [[...]]

Minister of the Interior

內政部長

paitviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: paai'tviuo [[...]]

lieutenant, platoon leader

排長

pahhu'tviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: paq'hw'tviuo [[...]]

centurion (of the Roman Empire), low-ranking military officer (in old China)

百夫長

pantviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pafn'tviuo [[...]]

squad leader (military), (in school) leader of a class

班長

piesu'tviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pix'sw'tviuo [[...]]

secretary general

秘書長

poxtviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: po'tviuo [[...]]

head of a board, head of a department, cabinet minister

部長

poxtuixtviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: po'tui'tviuo [[...]]

commanding officer, CO

部隊長

siaxtviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sia'tviuo [[...]]

president or director (of an association, newspaper, Japanese company)

社長

symphvoartviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sirm'phvoax'tviuo [[...]]

chief justice, presiding judge

審判長

siwtviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siuo'tviuo [[...]]

head of an organization or government

首長

softviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sor'tviuo [[...]]

head or director of an office

所長

suzeatviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sw'zex'tviuo [[...]]

High priest (Catholic, Jewish)

司祭長

suxkvoatviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: su'kvoaf'tviuo [[...]]

master sergeant

士官長

su'tviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sw'tviuo [[...]]

one's teachers, collectively, faculty members, division commander

師長

su'tviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sw'tviuo [[...]]

director of a department under a ministry

司長

swtviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: suo'tviuo [[...]]

government officer

署長

taixlie hoextviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tai'lie hoe'tviuo [[...]]

acting president

代理會長

tafngsu-tviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tarng'su'tviuo; tarng'su-tviuo [[...]]

board of director, chairman of the board of directors or of the board of trustees, convener of a committee

董事長

tøexhngf tviwkvoaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: te'hngf tviuo'kvoaf; tøe'hngf tviuo'kvoaf [[...]]

magistrate

地方長官

tengtviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: teeng'tviuo [[...]]

chief justice, superintendent

庭長

thviatviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thviaf'tviuo [[...]]

director of a department under a provincial government

廳長

Thihloxkiogtviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thiq'lo'kiok'tviuo [[...]]

director of the Railway Administration

鐵路局長

thoantviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thoaan'tviuo [[...]]

regiment commander, head of a band of men

團長

tirntviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tixn'tviuo [[...]]

town magistrate, mayor of a town

鎮長

tiorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiorng; (tviuo) [[...]]

grow, to increase, greater, senior, a superior, a surplus, too many or too much

長

sengtiorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sefng'tiorng [[...]]
be born and brought up, born and reared
生長

tiorng zap khof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiorng zap khof [[...]]
ten dollars too much
多十塊錢

tiofnglør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiorng'lør; (tviuo'lør) [[...]]

village elders, elder, senior monk

長老

tviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tviuo; (tiorng) [[...]]

senior, superior, head man, the eldest, a chief, leader, commander

長

chixtviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chi'tviuo [[...]]
mayor
市長

zhoantviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhoafn'tviuo [[...]]
head man of a village
村長

gixtviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gi'tviuo [[...]]
speaker, chairman
議長

hauxtviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hau'tviuo [[...]]
principal
校長

hoextviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoe'tviuo [[...]]
head man of an association, chairman
會長

ka'tviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaf'tviuo [[...]]
head of a family
家長

koaxntviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koan'tviuo [[...]]
ruler of a county ("Hsien")
縣長

tviwkvoaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tviuo'kvoaf [[...]]

one's superior in office, officers, officials

長官

tviwlør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tviuo'lør [[...]]

an elder in the church, "presbyter"

長老

Tviwlør-hoe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tviuo'lør'hoe; Tviuo'lør'høe [[...]]

Presbyterian Church

長老會

Tviwløfkaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tviuo'lør'kaux [[...]]

Presbyterian Church

長老教

Tviwløfkaohoe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tviuo'lør'kaux'hoe [[...]]

Presbyterian Church

長老教會

tviutviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tviuu'tviuo [[...]]

farm director

場長

tngf chixtviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tngf chi'tviuo [[...]]

be a mayor

當市長

tuixtviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tui'tviuo [[...]]

team leader, captain of a sports team, commanding officer of a small military unit

隊長

uyoantviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: uie'oaan'tviuo [[...]]

chairman of a committee

委員長

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