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車騎
車騎
See also: 车骑
Chinese
vehicle on land; car; a vehicle; machine; to shape with a lathe
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to ride (an animal or bike); to sit astride | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (車騎) | 車 | 騎 | |
| simp. (车骑) | 车 | 骑 | |
| anagram | 騎車／骑车 | ||
Noun
車騎
- (archaic) chariots and cavalry
- (archaic) general of chariots and cavalry (a high ranking position during the Han Dynasty)
- (archaic) a term of respect for one's superior
Usage notes
Ranked just below supreme general (大將軍). Same rank as general of fast cavalry (驃騎將軍).
- jūjì: is the traditional orthodox pronunciation (still prevalent in Taiwan)
- chēqí: has become more accepted in recent years (especially in the PRC).
References
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車騎將軍 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia zh
- Government of the Han Dynasty on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “If a famous person mispronounces it, is the sin worse?”, in The Epoch Times (in Mandarin), accessed 2009-01-19