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判官

Mandarin · pinyin pàn guān

magistrate (during Tang and Song dynasties)
mythological underworld judge

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判: pàn · judge; discriminate; conclude
官: guān · official, public servant

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4–1 · pan4 guan1

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pun3 gun1

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noun

(historical) magistrate
(regional) judge
(Chinese mythology) official who assists Yama in the underworld

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