僕射

See also: 仆射

Chinese

		in charge of	archery weapons
trad. (僕射)		僕	射
simp. (仆射)		仆	射

Etymology

At the beginning of the Qin dynasty, skilled archers were highly prized, and often given positions of responsibility within the government. By the Han Dynasty, the púyè became assistants to prominent ministers (such as the Minister Steward). By the Tang Dynasty, the power of the púyè rivaled that of the Imperial Chancellor's. Subsequently, the position of púyè was phased out.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): púyè

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄨˊ ㄧㄝˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): buk⁶ je⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: púyè
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄨˊ ㄧㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: púyè
    • Wade–Giles: pʻu²-yeh⁴
    • Yale: pú-yè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pwuyeh
    • Palladius: пуе (puje)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰu³⁵ jɛ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: buk⁶ je⁶
    • Yale: buhk yeh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: buk⁹ je⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: bug⁶ yé⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʊk̚² jɛː²²/

Noun

僕射

1. (archaic) executive assistant; deputy minister (to the Minister Steward, etc.)

Usage notes

The character 射 is almost always pronounced shè in Mandarin. This is one of the very few compounds where it is pronounced yè.