太史令
Mandarin
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Etymology
Subordinate to the Minister of Ceremonies, the Court Astronomer made astronomical observations and drafted the annual lunisolar calendar. The Court Astronomer also upheld a literacy test of 9,000 characters for nominees aspiring to become subordinate officials for either the Minister Steward or Palace Assistant Imperial Clerk.
Noun
太史令 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin tàishǐ lìng)
- (archaic) Court Astronomer
Synonyms
References
太史 on the Mandarin Wikipedia.zh.Wikipedia:太史- Government of the Han Dynasty#Minister of Ceremonies on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Government of the Han Dynasty#Minister of Ceremonies
- "太史令" (in Mandarin), Guoyu Cidian On-line Mandarin Dictionary (國語辭典). URL accessed on 2011-02-07.
- 2007, Hanyu Da Cidian 3.0 (in Mandarin), Hong Kong: Commercial Press, ISBN 9789620702778:
