招讨使
zhāo​tǎo​shǐ

pacification commissioner

  • created reference approved 招讨使/招討使 → 位 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    招讨使 / 招討使 zhāo​tǎo​shǐ

    位 wèi

    classifier

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    created reference

  • created sense approved 招讨使/招討使 · zhāo​tǎo​shǐ · pacification commissioner — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    招讨使 / 招討使

    zhāo​tǎo​shǐ

    pacification commissioner

    (bound form) high-ranking military official in imperial China responsible for quelling uprisings, quashing rebellions, or overseeing border regions; typically a temporary position in the Tang and Song dynasties, later a title for local hereditary leaders in the Ming and Qing dynasties

    招 (literal) → 招 · zhāo · to recruit 讨 (literal) → 讨/討 · tǎo · to send a punitive force 使 (bound) → 使 · shǐ · (bound form) envoy

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