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節度使

简节度使 · 繁節度使

Mandarin · pinyin jié dù shǐ

Tang and Song dynasty provincial governor, in Tang times having military and civil authority, but only civil authority in Song

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度: dù · degree, system; manner; to consider
使: shǐ · cause, send on a mission, order; envoy, messenger, ambassador
节: jié · knot, node, joint; section

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2–4–3 · jie2 du4 shi3

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noun

(historical) jiedushi (a regional military governor in China during the Tang dynasty and the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period)

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