jiǔ​qīng

the nine top officials

  • created sense approved 九卿 · jiǔ​qīng · the nine top officials — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    九卿

    jiǔ​qīng

    the nine top officials

    (historical) The nine high-ranking ministers or top officials in the central government of imperial China; specifically refers to the nine ministerial roles established in the [[周|周|zhou1]] dynasty and later used as a general term for high executive positions across various dynasties.

    九 (literal) → 九 · jiǔ · nine 卿 (literal) → 卿 · qīng · high official

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