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太史令

Mandarin · pinyin tài shǐ lìng

grand scribe (official position in many Chinese states up to the Han)

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太: tài · very, too, much; big; extreme
史: shǐ · history, chronicle, annals
令: lìng · command, order; 'commandant', magistrate; allow, cause

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4–3–4 · tai4 shi3 ling4

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taai3 si2 ling6

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noun

(archaic) Court Astronomer

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