chuán​yìzhuàn​yì

imperial post service

  • created sense approved 传驿/傳驛 · chuán​yì · imperial post service — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    传驿 / 傳驛

    chuán​yì

    imperial post service

    The official courier and postal system of imperial China, typically involving a network of relay stations for horses and mail.

    传 (literal) → 传/傳 · chuán · to pass on 驿 (bound) → 驿/驛 · yì · post station

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 传驿/傳驛 · zhuàn​yì · relay station — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    传驿 / 傳驛

    zhuàn​yì

    relay station

    A station or outpost in the imperial courier system used for transferring official documents and changing horses.

    传 (literal) → 传/傳 · zhuàn · relay station 驿 (bound) → 驿/驛 · yì · post station

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

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