东厂
dōng​chǎng

Eastern Depot; Ming secret police

  • created reference approved 东厂/東廠 → 锦衣卫/錦衣衛 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    东厂 / 東廠 dōng​chǎng

    锦衣卫 / 錦衣衛 jǐn​yī​wèi

    see

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  • created sense approved 东厂/東廠 · dōng​chǎng · Eastern Depot; Ming secret police — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    东厂 / 東廠

    dōng​chǎng

    Eastern Depot; Ming secret police

    A Ming Dynasty secret police and intelligence agency run by eunuchs, established to monitor officials and citizens for dissent or treason.

    东 (literal) → 东/東 · dōng · east 厂 (literal) → 厂/廠 · chǎng · factory

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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