太師
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Mandarin [edit]
| simpl. | 太师 | |
|---|---|---|
| trad. | 太師 | |
Etymology [edit]
During the Han Dynasty, the three highest civil posts (三公) were 太師, 太傅 and 太保 respectively. These were the three highest civil positions at the time (modern equivalent ~ White House Chief of Staff or prime minister), and were roughly equivalent in rank to the subsequent position of 宰相 (Chancellor of China). 太師 was the most senior of the three.
Noun [edit]
太師 (traditional, Pinyin tàishī, simplified 太师)
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References [edit]
Senior Grand Tutor on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Senior Grand Tutor
太師 on the Mandarin Wikipedia.zh.Wikipedia- "太師" (in Mandarin), Guoyu Cidian On-line Mandarin Dictionary (國語辭典). URL accessed on 2008-08-31.
- 2007, Hanyu Da Cidian 3.0 (in Mandarin), Hong Kong: Commercial Press, ISBN 9789620702778: