司天台
sī​tiān​tái

Bureau of Astronomy

  • created sense approved 司天台/司天臺 · sī​tiān​tái · Bureau of Astronomy — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    司天台 / 司天臺

    sī​tiān​tái

    Bureau of Astronomy

    The Imperial Observatory or Bureau of Astronomy, an official title used from the Tang dynasty onwards

    司 (literal) → 司 · sī · to take charge of 天台 (literal) → 天台 · tiān​tāi · Tiantai

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