Etymology

jiedushi

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Today it means: A regional military governor in China during the Tang dynasty and the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. Full definition →

Mandarin 節度使 /节度使
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  1. Mandarin · borrowed from節度使 /节度使
  2. English todayjiedushi

Borrowed from Mandarin 節度使 /节度使 (jiédùshǐ) via Hanyu Pinyin.

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