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運使

简运使 · 繁運使

Mandarin · pinyin yùn shǐ

commissioner (old)

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使: shǐ · cause, send on a mission, order; envoy, messenger, ambassador
运: yùn · luck, fortune; ship, transport

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4–3 · yun4 shi3

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