太史

Chinese

		too (much); very; extremely too (much); very; extremely; highest; greatest	history
simp. and trad. (太史)		太	史

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

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄞˋ ㄕˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: tàishǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄞˋ ㄕˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tayshyy
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

太史

(archaic) Court Astronomer

Derived terms

太史令 (tàishǐ lìng)

Proper noun

太史

A surname.

References

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

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