jiedushi

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 節度使 / 节度使 (jiédùshǐ) via Hanyu Pinyin.

Noun

jiedushi

2. (historical) A regional military governor in China during the Tang dynasty and the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.

Translations

regional military governor

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 節度使 / 节度使 (zit³ dou⁶ si³)

  Mandarin: 節度使 / 节度使 (zh) (jiédùshǐ)

  Min Nan: 節度使 / 节度使 (chiat-tō͘-sú)

• Japanese: 節度使 (ja) (setsudoshi, せつどし)
• Korean: 절도사 (jeoldosa)
• Vietnamese: tiết độ sứ (vi)