Chinese

Noun

幕僚

1. (archaic) an assistant or an aide to a high ranking officer, who offered both accommodation and pay to the said aide in historic China.
2. a staff member of a company or government that plays a supporting role that does not directly generate income for the said organization (e.g. a technician from the IT department of a manufacturing business).

Derived terms

Japanese

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) ばくりょう [bàkúryóó] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ba̠kɯᵝrjo̞ː]

Noun

幕僚 ‎(hiragana ばくりょう, romaji bakuryō)

1. (military) staff

References

1. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3