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禮部尚書

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Mandarin · pinyin lǐ bù shàng shū

Director of Board of Rites (Confucian)

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禮: lǐ · social custom; manners; courtesy; rites
部: bù · part, division, section
尚: shàng · still, yet; even; fairly, rather
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礼: lǐ · social custom; manners; courtesy; rites
书: shū · book, letter, document; writings

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3–4–4–1 · li3 bu4 shang4 shu1

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