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縣官

简县官 · 繁縣官

Mandarin · pinyin xiàn guān

district magistrate
county magistrate

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官: guān · official, public servant
县: xiàn · county, district, subdivision

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4–1 · xian4 guan1

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noun

(dated) government official that administers a county, usually the head of a county
(historical) imperial government; imperial court
(historical, obsolete) emperor; Son of Heaven

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