一錢太守

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	coin; money	great watchman or overseer; Grand Administrator or governor, the official overseeing a commandery in imperial China between the Han and Tang dynasties
trad. (一錢太守)		一	錢	太守
simp. (一钱太守)		一	钱	太守

Etymology

From Liu Chong, a governor of the Han Dynasty.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yī qián tàishǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄡˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yī qián tàishǒu [Phonetic: yì qián tàishǒu]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yi cián tàishǒu
    • Wade–Giles: i¹ chʻien² tʻai⁴-shou³
    • Yale: yī chyán tài-shǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: i chyan tayshoou
    • Palladius: и цянь тайшоу (i cjanʹ tajšou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

一錢太守

1. honest (government) official