太尉

Mandarin

Noun

太尉 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin tàiwèi)

1. (archaic) position title: Grand Commandant (one of the three most important official posts during the Han Dynasty)

Usage notes

• The highest ranking person over the military. The ancient equivalent of Secretary of Defense.

Related terms

• 三公
• trad. 大司馬, simpl. 大司马

References

• "太尉" (in Mandarin), Guoyu Cidian On-line Mandarin Dictionary (國語辭典). URL accessed on 2008-05-03.
• 2007, Hanyu Da Cidian 3.0 (in Mandarin), Hong Kong: Commercial Press, ISBN 9789620702778: