太尉

Chinese

		too (much); very; extremely too (much); very; extremely; highest; greatest	milit. official; to quiet
trad. (太尉)		太	尉
simp. #(太尉)		太	尉

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tàiwèi

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄞˋ ㄨㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): taai³ wai³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tàiwèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄞˋ ㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tàiwèi
    • Wade–Giles: tʻai⁴-wei⁴
    • Yale: tài-wèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: taywey
    • Palladius: тайвэй (tajvɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: taai³ wai³
    • Yale: taai wai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: taai³ wai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: tai³ wei³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰaːi̯³³ wɐi̯³³/

Noun

太尉

1. (archaic) position title: Grand Marshal (one of the three most important official posts during the Han Dynasty)

Usage notes

• The highest ranking person over the military. The ancient equivalent of Secretary of Defense.

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (太尉):

• → Korean: 태위(太尉) (taewi)
• → Vietnamese: thái úy (太尉)

See also

• 三公 (sāngōng)
• 大司馬／大司马 (dàsīmǎ)

Korean

Hanja in this term
太	尉

Noun

太尉 • (taewi) (hangeul 태위)

1. hanja form^? of 태위

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
太	尉

Noun

太尉

1. chữ Hán form of thái úy.