tài​pú

Minister of the Imperial Stables

  • created sense approved 太仆/太僕 · tài​pú · Minister of the Imperial Stables — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    太仆 / 太僕

    tài​pú

    Minister of the Imperial Stables

    A high-ranking official title in imperial China; in the Zhou dynasty, the official responsible for transmitting the king's orders, and from the Qin dynasty onwards, one of the Nine Ministers [[九卿|九卿|jiu3 qing1]] responsible for the emperor's carriages and horses

    太 (literal) → 太 · tài · [senior/supreme] 仆 (literal) → 仆/僕 · pú · charioteer

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  • created sense approved 太仆/太僕 · tài​pú · outlaw — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    太仆 / 太僕

    tài​pú

    outlaw

    A respectful way to refer to an outlaw or a hero from the woods, commonly found in Yuan dynasty opera.

    太 (literal) → 太 · tài · [senior/supreme] 仆 (literal) → 仆/僕 · pú · servant

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