太尉

Chinese

		too (much); very; extremely too (much); very; extremely; highest; greatest	milit. official; to quiet
simp. and trad. (太尉)		太	尉

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tàiwèi

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄞˋ ㄨㄟˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: tàiwèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄞˋ ㄨㄟˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: taywey
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ u̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

Noun

太尉

(archaic) position title: Grand Commandant (one of the three most important official posts during the Han Dynasty)

Usage notes

The highest ranking person over the military. The ancient equivalent of Secretary of Defense.

See also

三公 (sāngōng)
大司馬／大司马 (dàsīmǎ)

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