行部
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Chinese[edit]
to go; to do; capable to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behaviour; conduct; a row; profession; professional |
ministry; department; section ministry; department; section; part; division; troops; board; (a measure word); (a measure word for works of literature, films, machines, etc.) | ||
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simp. and trad. (行部) |
行 | 部 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
行部
- (archaic) to travel to each county under one's jurisdiction in order to check up on their progress
Usage notes[edit]
This type of work would have ordinarily been done by the 督郵/督邮 (dūyóu), who was responsible for reporting his findings to his boss, the 太守 (tàishǒu) (of a commandery).
References[edit]
- Luo, Guanzhong (14th century) Annotated Romance of the Three Kingdoms/Chapter 2, page 31, note 29 (in Mandarin), published 1994, →ISBN