jiǔ​pǐn

nine grades of official rank

九品 jiǔ​pǐn
nine grades of official rank
The nine ranks of the civil service in imperial China, with each rank further divided into primary and secondary levels.
nine grades
The nine levels or categories into which things or people are classified.
nine high ministers
(literary) A collective term for the nine highest-ranking officials in the central government, also known as 九卿 jiǔ​qīng.

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