縣尉

See also: 县尉

Chinese

		a district; county	milit. official; to quiet
trad. (縣尉)		縣	尉
simp. (县尉)		县	尉

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiànwèi

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄟˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiànwèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siànwèi
    • Wade–Giles: hsien⁴-wei⁴
    • Yale: syàn-wèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiannwey
    • Palladius: сяньвэй (sjanʹvɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹/

Noun

縣尉

1. (archaic) position title: assisted the county governor in arresting criminals and investigating crimes; county magistrate