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大理

Mandarin · pinyin dà lǐ#

judicial officer
justice of the peace (old)

Mandarin · pinyin Dà lǐ#

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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
理: lǐ · reason, logic; manage

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4–3 · da4 li3

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name

(～白族自治州, ～州) Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture (an autonomous prefecture of Yunnan, China)
(～市) Dali (a county-level city of Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China)
(～鎮, ～古城) Dali (a town in Dali City, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China, also known as Dali Old Town)
(～國) (historical) Dali Kingdom (a medieval state controlled from the old town)
(～府) (historical) Dali Prefecture (a prefecture controlled by the old town under imperial China)

noun

(historical) synonym of 廷尉 (tíngwèi), Minister of Justice (144–137 BC, 1 BC – AD 25, & Tang)

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