北都尉
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Chinese[edit]
north | a military rank only second to a general | ||
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trad. (北都尉) | 北 | 都尉 | |
simp. #(北都尉) | 北 | 都尉 |
Etymology[edit]
A position title during the Eastern Han Dynasty, the captain of the north was responsible for the guarding the northern district of a city.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˇ ㄉㄨ ㄨㄟˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: běi duwèi
- Wade–Giles: pei3 tu1-wei4
- Yale: běi dū-wèi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beei duwey
- Palladius: бэй дувэй (bɛj duvɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun[edit]
北都尉
- (archaic) captain of the north
References[edit]
- Luo, Guanzhong (14th century) Romance of the Three Kingdoms/Chapter 1 (overall work in Mandarin and English)