司令

Mandarin · pinyin sī lìng

Meanings

  1. commanding officer
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司
sī · take charge of, control, manage; officer
令
lìng · command, order; 'commandant', magistrate; allow, cause
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si1 ling6

Cantonese word readings for 司令. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun

  1. commander; commanding officer; commandant

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