cì​shǐ

inspector-general

  • created reference approved 刺史 → 位 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    刺史 cì​shǐ

    位 wèi

    classifier

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  • created sense approved 刺史 · cì​shǐ · inspector-general — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    刺史

    cì​shǐ

    inspector-general

    (historical) A local supervisory official dispatched by the central government during the Han dynasty to audit regional administrations

    刺 (literal) → 刺 · cì · to spy 史 (literal) → 史 · shǐ · official historian

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  • created sense approved 刺史 · cì​shǐ · provincial governor — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    刺史

    cì​shǐ

    provincial governor

    (historical) A high-ranking local government official in charge of a province or prefecture from the Wei and Jin dynasties onwards; later used as an honorific for a department magistrate (zhīzhōu)

    刺 (literal) → 刺 · cì · to spy 史 (literal) → 史 · shǐ · official historian

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