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太僕

简太仆 · 繁太僕

Mandarin · pinyin tài pú

ministerial title in imperial China (in the Qin and Han dynasties, the minister responsible for the imperial stables)

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太: tài · very, too, much; big; extreme
僕: Look up this written character
仆: pū · fall forward; lie prostrate, prone; servant

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4–2 · tai4 pu2

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noun

(historical) Minister Coachman

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