tài​wèi

Grand Marshal

  • created sense approved 太尉 · tài​wèi · Grand Marshal — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    太尉

    tài​wèi

    Grand Marshal

    A supreme government official in charge of military affairs in ancient China, ranking as one of the Three Ducal Ministers along with the [[丞相|丞相|cheng2 xiang4]] and [[御史大夫|御史大夫|yu4 shi3 da4 fu1]]; the highest military rank during the Song Dynasty, later used as an honorary title for military officers

    太 (bound) → 太 · tài · [senior/supreme] 尉 (bound) → 尉 · wèi · official

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  • created sense approved 太尉 · tài​wèi · official — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    太尉

    tài​wèi

    official

    A general respectful form of address for officials, common in the Song and Yuan dynasties

    太 (bound) → 太 · tài · [senior/supreme] 尉 (bound) → 尉 · wèi · official

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

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