| 宰 |
|---|
zǎi ㄗㄞˇ (1): 奴隶主家中总管，卿大夫家臣。 Minister of a high noble or great officer.
| 《·》: | 伊尹自以为宰干汤，百里奚自以为虏干穆公，虏所辱也，宰所羞也，蒙羞辱而接君上，贤者之忧世急也。 | | 《·》: | 使仲由为季氏宰，将堕三都。 | | 《》: | 仲由为季氏宰。 |
|
zǎi ㄗㄞˇ (2): 采邑的长官。 Governor, senior official of a municipality.
| 《·》: | 子曰：“求也，千室之邑，百乘之家，可使为之宰也，不知其仁也。” | | The Master replied, "Qiu, in a city of a thousand families, or a clan of a hundred chariots, might be employed as governor, but I do not know whether he is perfectly virtuous." |
|
zǎi ㄗㄞˇ (3): 泛指地方官吏。 Local officials in general.
|
zǎi ㄗㄞˇ (4): 宰相。 Prime minister.
| 《·》: | 桓公自莒反于齐，使鲍叔牙为宰，鲍叔辞曰：“臣，君之庸臣也，君有加惠于其臣，使臣不冻饥，则是君之赐也，若必治国家，则非臣之所能也，其唯管夷吾乎！” |
|
zǎi ㄗㄞˇ (5): 主宰。 Dominate, rule.
| 《·》: | 忘其肝胆，遗其耳目，芒然彷徨乎尘垢之外，逍遥乎无事之业，是谓‘为而不恃，长而不宰’ | | He forgets that he has a liver and gall. He takes no thought of his ears and eyes. He seems lost and aimless beyond the dust and dirt of the world, and enjoys himself at ease in occupations untroubled by the affairs of business. He may be described as acting and yet not relying on what he does, as being superior and yet not using his superiority to exercise any control. | | 《·》: | 德也者，万民之宰也 |
|
zǎi ㄗㄞˇ (6.1): 宰杀畜牲。 Slaughter livestock.
|
zǎi ㄗㄞˇ (6.2): 屠夫。 Butcher.
| 《·》: | 有一牛羊不能杀也，必藉良宰。 | | When they cannot have an ox or a sheep killed they will employ able butchers. |
|
zǎi ㄗㄞˇ (7): 主持分割祭肉的人。 Person in charge of cutting sacrifical meat.
|
zǎi ㄗㄞˇ (8): 坟墓。 Grave, tomb.
| 《》: | 秦伯怒曰：“若尔之年者，宰上之木拱矣，尔曷知！” |
|
| 宰人 |
|---|
zǎi rén ㄗㄞˇ ㄖㄣˊ : 掌膳食的人。 Cook, person in charge of meals.
| 《·》: | 王乃牵而上殿，宰人上食，王三环之。 | | On this the king drew Zhuangzi with him, and went up to the top of the hall, where the cook set forth a meal, which the king walked round three times (unable to sit down to it). | | 《·》: | 昭僖侯之时，宰人上食而羹中有生肝焉。 |
|
| 宰相 |
|---|
zǎi xiàng ㄗㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ (1): 泛指高级执政者。 High official.
| 《·》: | 故明主之吏，宰相必起于州部，猛将必发于卒伍。 |
|
zǎi xiàng ㄗㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ (2): 特指辅佐皇帝执政的最高行政长官。 Prime minister.
| 《·》: | 仲尼、墨翟，穷为匹夫，今谓宰相曰‘子行如仲尼、墨翟’ | | Zhongni and Mo Di (on the other hand) were poor, and common men; but if you say to a Prime Minister that his conduct is like that of Zhongni or Mo Di. |
|
