Palace Attendant

Palace Attendant
Chinese name
Chinese侍中
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinshìzhōng
Wade–Gilesshih-chung
Vietnamese name
Vietnamesethị trung
Korean name
Hangul시중; 중시
Hanja侍中; 中侍
Transcriptions
Revised Romanizationsijung; jungsi
McCune–Reischauersijung; chungsi
Japanese name
Kanji侍中
Hiraganaじちゅう
Transcriptions
Romanizationjichū

Palace Attendant, also known by its Chinese name as Shizhong, was a title in Imperial China comparable to that of the Grand Chancellor, the chief policy maker of the central government.