三司使
sān​sī​shǐ

Three Judicial Commissions

sān​sī​shǐ Three Judicial Commissions
  1. 三司 sān​sī
    Three Judicial Agencies
    (bound form) the joint court comprising the Censorate, the Secretariat, and the Chancellery during the Tang dynasty, responsible for investigating legal cases involving injustice
  2. 使 shǐ noun
    (bound form) envoy
    (bound form) envoy; messenger; diplomat representing a country abroad.

sān​sī​shǐ three palace attendants
  1. 三司 sān​sī
    palace officials
    (bound form) collective term for the three inner palace offices of the Crown Prince during the Tang dynasty (Sigui, Size, and Sizhuan)
  2. 使 shǐ noun
    (bound form) envoy
    (bound form) envoy; messenger; diplomat representing a country abroad.

sān​sī​shǐ State Finance Commissioner · Three Financial Commissioners
  1. 三司 sān​sī
    financial ministries
    (bound form) the three agencies handling national finances (Salt and Iron, Tax, and Census) from the late Tang to the Song dynasty
  2. 使 shǐ noun
    (bound form) envoy
    (bound form) envoy; messenger; diplomat representing a country abroad.