Meanings
noun
- historicalA regional military governor in China during the Tang dynasty and the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.
Origin
- Mandarin節度使 /节度使
- Englishjiedushi
Borrowed from Mandarin 節度使 /节度使 (jiédùshǐ) via Hanyu Pinyin.
More words from Mandarin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 節度使 /节度使
- 節度使 /节度使 (zit³ dou⁶ si³)regional military governor
Chinese Mandarin 節度使 /节度使
- 節度使 /节度使 (jiédùshǐ)regional military governor
Japanese 節度使
- 節度使regional military governor
Korean 절도사
- 절도사 (jeoldosa)regional military governor
Vietnamese tiết độ sứ
- tiết độ sứregional military governor
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jiedushi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jiedushi
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“jiedushi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jiedushi. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jiedushi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jiedushi.
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