| 宰 | 921A50 62.10-6 | 部居  | 畫數 10 | ㄗㄞˇ [zai3] | ||
| N. | An anc. official title: 冢宰 the chief minister of state; 太宰 ditto; 小宰 deputy prime minister; 宰相 [zai3xiang4], 宰輔 [zai3fu3], 宰執 [zai3zhi2]↓. | |||||
| V.t. | (1) Govern, rule: 宰制（萬物） to lord it over (all things); 宰物 take charge of matters; 主宰 be the master of, a ruler, the Supreme Being; 真宰 the Creator, God. (2) Kill, slaughter, cut up: 宰割 [zai3ge1]↓; 宰殺 [zai3sha1]↓; 宰肉 cut up meat; 宰牛，宰羊 slaughter cattle, sheep; 宰了他 give him the works (his quietus). | |||||
| Words | 1. 宰輔 [zai2fu3], n., (LL) premier. 2. 宰割 [zai3ge1], v.t., cut into pieces, divide up. 3. 宰執 [zai3zhi2], n., (LL) premier. 4. 宰殺 [zai3sha1], v.t., slaughter (animals). 5. 宰相 [zai3xiang4], n., formerly, the prime minister, premier. | |||||