太尉 tàiwèi

  1. tàiwèi proper noun Taiwei; Grand Marshal; Defender-in-Chief
    Domain: History 历史 , Subdomain: China
    Notes: Liternally, 'Grand Commandant of the Military', an official title in Imperial China, commander of the armed forces (Guoyu '太尉' 1; Kroll 2015 '尉' 3 ,p. 475; Hucker 1985, p. 485)
  2. tàiwèi noun commander
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: A senior military official in a generic sense (Guoyu '太尉' 2)

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