shàng​shū​shěng

Department of State Affairs

  • created reference approved 尚书省/尚書省 → 中书省/中書省 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    尚书省 / 尚書省 shàng​shū​shěng

    中书省 / 中書省 zhōng​shū​shěng

    see

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  • created reference approved 尚书省/尚書省 → 门下省/門下省 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    尚书省 / 尚書省 shàng​shū​shěng

    门下省 / 門下省 mén​xià​shěng

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  • created reference approved 尚书省/尚書省 → 北省 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    尚书省 / 尚書省 shàng​shū​shěng

    北省 běi​shěng

    same_as

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  • created sense approved 尚书省/尚書省 · shàng​shū​shěng · Department of State Affairs — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    尚书省 / 尚書省

    shàng​shū​shěng

    Department of State Affairs

    The highest administrative office in imperial China, managing national political affairs from the Wei and Jin dynasties until the early Ming dynasty. Along with the [[中书省|中書省|zhong1 shu1 sheng3]] and [[门下省|門下省|men2 xia4 sheng3]], it was part of the Three Departments system, overseeing the Six Ministries. Also known as [[北省|北省|bei3 sheng3]] because it was often located in the northern part of the palace grounds.

    尚书 (literal) → 尚书/尚書 · shàng​shū · high official 省 (literal) → 省 · shěng · ministry

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