太史令

Chinese

		Court Astronomer	make or cause to be; order; command make or cause to be; order; command; decree; honorable
simp. and trad. (太史令)		太史	令

Etymology

Subordinate to the Minister of Ceremonies, the Court Astronomer made astronomical observations and drafted the annual lunisolar calendar. The Court Astronomer also upheld a literacy test of 9,000 characters for nominees aspiring to become subordinate officials for either the Minister Steward or Palace Assistant Imperial Clerk.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tàishǐ lìng

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄞˋ ㄕˇ ㄌㄧㄥˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: tàishǐ lìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄞˋ ㄕˇ ㄌㄧㄥˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tayshyy linq
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ liŋ⁵¹/

Noun

太史令

(archaic) Court Astronomer

Synonyms

太史 (tàishǐ)

References

太史 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^zh
Government of the Han Dynasty#Minister of Ceremonies on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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