皂隸
zào​lì

yamen runner

  • created sense approved 皂隶/皂隸 · zào​lì · yamen runner — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    皂隶 / 皂隸

    zào​lì

    yamen runner

    (literary) An attendant or runner in a government office in old China; they were named for the black uniforms they wore.

    皂 (bound) → 皂 · zào · yamen runner 隶 (bound) → 隶/隸 · lì · runner

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

    created sense