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騎都尉

简骑都尉 · 繁騎都尉

Mandarin · pinyin qí dū wèi

(archaic) cavalry commandant; cavalry captain

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騎: Look up this written character
都: dōu · dū · metropolis, capital; all, the whole; elegant, refined
尉: wèi · officer, military rank
骑: qí · ride horseback; mount; cavalry

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2–1–4 · qi2 du1 wei4

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gei6 dou1 wai3

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noun

(archaic) captain of the cavalry
(archaic) a non-imperial nobility title of Qing dynasty

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