created reference approved 中书省/中書省 → 中书/中書 (abbreviation) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
中书省 / 中書省 zhōngshūshěng
中书 / 中書 zhōngshū
abbreviation
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created sense approved 中书省 · zhōngshūshěng · Secretariat — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
中书省
zhōngshūshěng
Secretariat
Central Secretariat, a high-level government administrative body in imperial China from the Sui to the early Ming dynasties
中 (literal) → 中 · zhōng · middle 书 (opaque) 省 (literal) → 省 · shěng · ministry
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created sense approved 中书省/中書省 · zhōngshūshěng · Imperial Secretariat — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
中书省 / 中書省
zhōngshūshěng
Imperial Secretariat
The highest administrative office in imperial China, primarily responsible for drafting and issuing imperial edicts; established during the Wei and Jin dynasties, it served as the supreme executive body during the Yuan dynasty until it was abolished in early Ming.
中书 (literal) → 中书/中書 · zhōngshū · imperial secretariat 省 (literal) → 省 · shěng · ministry
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created sense approved 中书省/中書省 · zhōngshūshěng · Metropolitan Region — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
中书省 / 中書省
zhōngshūshěng
Metropolitan Region
An administrative district during the Yuan and early Ming dynasties referring to the area directly governed by the Imperial Secretariat, as distinct from provinces governed by branch secretariats.
中书 (literal) → 中书/中書 · zhōngshū · imperial secretariat 省 (literal) → 省 · shěng · ministry
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