士師

士師

1. (historical) government official responsible for prohibitions and punishment during the Zhou dynasty

   • 今有殺人者，或問之曰『人可殺與』？則將應之曰『可』。彼如曰『孰可以殺之』？則將應之曰：『為士師，則可以殺之。』 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     今有杀人者，或问之曰『人可杀与』？则将应之曰『可』。彼如曰『孰可以杀之』？则将应之曰：『为士师，则可以杀之。』 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Mencius, c. 4^th century BCE

     Jīn yǒu shārén zhě, huò wèn zhī yuē ‘rén kě shā yú’? Zé jiāng yìng zhī yuē ‘kě’. Bǐ rú yuē ‘shú kěyǐ shā zhī’? Zé jiāng yìng zhī yuē: ‘Wéi shìshī, zé kěyǐ shā zhī.’ [Pinyin]

     Suppose the case of a murderer, and that one asks me, "May this man be put to death?" I will answer him, "He may." If he ask me, "Who may put him to death?" I will answer him, "The chief criminal judge may put him to death."

2. (biblical) judge

• (Catholic) 民長／民长

From Middle Chinese 士師 (MC dzriX srij).

• (Tokyo) し​し [shíꜜshì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɕi̥ɕi]

士(し)師(し) • (shishi) 

1. (historical) a type of judge in China under the Zhou dynasty
2. (biblical) a judge

   士(し)師(し)記(き)

   Shishiki

   the Book of Judges