大尉

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Chinese

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big; great; huge
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
 
milit. official; to quiet
trad. (大尉)
simp. #(大尉)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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大尉

  1. senior captain; captain (army rank)

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
たい
Grade: 1

Grade: S
kan'on
 大尉 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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(grand) +‎ . See 尉官 (ikan, junior officer) for more. Compare a similarly constructed title in feudal China, 太尉 (tàiwèi).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(たい)() (taiiたいゐ (taiwi)?

  1. (historical, government) the senior 判官 (, third-in-command) of the 兵衛府 (Hyōefu) or the 衛門府 (Emonfu)
  2. (military) a captain (army or air force officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major)
    Hypernym: 尉官
    Hyponym: 上級大尉
    Coordinate terms: 准尉, 少尉, 大佐 (naval captain), 大将, 中尉
  3. (military) a lieutenant (naval officer whose rank is above that of ensign in the Navy and below that of a lieutenant commander)
    Hypernym: 尉官
    Coordinate terms: 准尉, 少尉 (second lieutenant; ensign), 大佐, 大将, 中尉 (first lieutenant; lieutenant junior grade)

See also

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Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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大尉 (daewi) (hangeul 대위)

  1. hanja form? of 대위 (captain)

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

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大尉

  1. chữ Hán form of đại uý (captain; lieutenant).