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縣尉
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县尉
Chinese
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a district; county
milit. official; to quiet
trad.
(
縣尉
)
縣
尉
simp.
(
县尉
)
县
尉
Pronunciation
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Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
xiànwèi
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄟˋ
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
xiànwèi
Zhuyin
:
ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄟˋ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
siànwèi
Wade–Giles
:
hsien
4
-wei
4
Yale
:
syàn-wèi
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
shiannwey
Palladius
:
сяньвэй
(sjanʹvɛj)
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹/
Noun
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縣尉
(
archaic
)
position title: assisted the county governor in arresting criminals and investigating crimes; county magistrate