qīng​dà​fū

high officials

Senses

卿大夫 qīng​dà​fū (also qīng​dài​fū) high officials

(literary) high officials in ancient China; later used more generally to refer to the nobility or the ruling class; a combination of two ancient ranks, qīng and 大夫 dà​fū

References

see 卿大夫/卿大夫 卿/卿
see 卿大夫/卿大夫 大夫/大夫