宰 zǎi

1. zǎi verb to slaughter
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 屠杀 (Guoyu '宰' v 2; Unihan '宰')
2. zǎi verb to rule
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 治理 (Guoyu '宰' v 1; Unihan '宰')
3. zǎi noun authority
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '宰' n 1)
4. zǎi noun minister
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '宰' n 2)
5. zǎi proper noun Zai
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (Guoyu '宰' n 3)

Contained in

• 烹宰 to slaughter an animal and cook it
• 宰辅(宰輔) chancellor; prime minister
• 家宰 steward
• 杀牛宰羊(殺牛宰羊) slaughter the cattle and butcher the sheep; to prepare a big feast
• 宰制 to rule; to dominate
• 杀鸡宰鹅(殺雞宰鵝) kill the chickens and butcher the geese
• 宰割 to slaughter; (fig.) to ride roughshod over; to take advantage of (others)
• 宰客 to cheat customers; to overcharge
• 宰杀(宰殺) to slaughter; to butcher; to put down
• 臣宰 a state minister
• 任人宰割 to get trampled on; to be taken advantage of
• 宰牲节(宰牲節) Eid al-Azha festival
• 屠宰场(屠宰場) slaughterhouse; abattoir
• 为一国宰(為一國宰) the chancellor of a state
• 宰人 to overcharge; to rip somebody off
• 冢宰 chancellor; prime minister ; Book of Documents; Book of History
• 宰不可以不忠 a chancellor cannot be disloyal
• 主宰 to dominate; to rule; to dictate ; a master; a dictator; a ruler
• 太宰 chancellor; prime minster
• 真宰 lord of all things ; original mind
• 挨宰 to get ripped off
• 主宰者 ruler
• 杀猪宰羊(殺豬宰羊) to kill the pigs and slaughter the sheep
• 巴宰族 Pazeh people
• 山中宰相 Grand Councilor from the mountains
• 宰予昼寝(宰予晝寢) Zai Yu sleeps by day
• 拍宰海族 Pazeh people
• 屠宰 to slaughter; to butcher
• 宰官 a government official
• 宰相 chancellor; prime minister

Also contained in

铁血宰相 、 南府宰相 、 宰予

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• 卷八 　本紀第八:　世宗下 Volume 8 Annals 8: Shizong 3 History of Jin 金史 — count: 48
• 卷七 　本紀第七:　世宗中 Volume 7 Annals 7: Shizong 2 History of Jin 金史 — count: 40
• 卷六 　本紀第六:　世宗上 Volume 6 Annals 6: Shizong 1 History of Jin 金史 — count: 25
• 聘禮 第八 8. Rites of courtesy calls The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 儀禮 — count: 25
• 卷九十五　列傳第三十三:　移剌履 張萬公 蒲察通 粘割斡特剌 程輝 劉瑋 董師中 王蔚 馬惠迪 馬琪 楊伯通 尼厖古鑑 Volume 95 Biographies 33: Yi Lalu, Zhang Wangong, Pu Chatong, Zhangewotela, Cheng Hui, Liu Wei, Dong Shizhong, Wang Yu, Ma Huidi, Ma Qi, Yang Botong, Nipanggujian History of Jin 金史 — count: 23
• 卷四 梁書4: 太祖本紀四 Volume 4 Book of Later Liang 4: Taizu Annals 4 Old History of the Five Dynasties 舊五代史 — count: 21
• 卷五十四　志第三十五:　選舉四 部選 省選 廉察 薦舉 功酬虧永 Volume 54 Treatises 35: Selection of Officials 4 - Ministry Selection, Provincial Selection, Honest Inspectors, Recommendations, Compensation for Achievements and Perpetual Faults History of Jin 金史 — count: 21
• 卷一百十六 志第六十九 禮十九 Volume 116 Treatises 69: Rites 19 History of Song 宋史 — count: 21
• 卷一百一十 志第六十三 禮十三 Volume 110 Treatises 63: Rites 13 History of Song 宋史 — count: 21
• 卷十一 本紀第十一: 代宗 Volume 11 Annals 11: Daizong Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 20

Collocations

• 宰夫 (宰夫) 宰夫胹熊蹯不熟 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 39
• 大宰 (大宰) 將以求大宰 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 37
• 膳宰 (膳宰) 膳宰屠蒯趨入 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 17
• 使宰 (使宰) 天王使宰咺來歸惠公仲子之賵 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 15
• 宰嚭 (宰嚭) 使大夫種因吳大宰嚭以行成 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 哀公 Lord Ai — count: 11
• 宰周公 (宰周公) 公會宰周公 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 7
• 宰渠 (宰渠) 天王使宰渠伯糾來聘 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 桓公 Lord Huan — count: 7
• 右宰 (右宰) 衛人使右宰醜涖殺州吁于濮 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 7
• 宰曰 (宰曰) 王叔之宰曰 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 7
• 授宰 (授宰) 不起而授宰 — The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 儀禮, 聘禮 第八 8. Rites of courtesy calls — count: 7