tài​pú

Minister of the Imperial Stables

Senses

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 jiǔ​qīng responsible for the emperor's carriages and horses

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.

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