tǔ​guān

border chieftain

  • created reference approved 土官 → 土司 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    土官 tǔ​guān

    土司 tǔ​sī

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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  • created sense approved 土官 · tǔ​guān · border chieftain — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    土官

    tǔ​guān

    border chieftain

    (historical) a hereditary official post granted to a minority leader in northwest or southwest China during the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties; also used as a title for such a chieftain

    土 (literal) → 土 · tǔ · local 官 (literal) → 官 · guān · official

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  • created sense approved 土官 · tǔ​guān · earth deity — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    土官

    tǔ​guān

    earth deity

    (mythology) the deity in charge of the element of earth among the five elements in ancient Chinese cosmology

    土 (literal) → 土 · tǔ · Earth 官 (literal) → 官 · guān · official

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  • created sense approved 土官 · tǔ​guān · local official — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    土官

    tǔ​guān

    local official

    (archaic) a local government official

    土 (literal) → 土 · tǔ · local 官 (literal) → 官 · guān · official

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

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