pàn
guān

technical
archaic

Meaning of 判官

判官 means assistant official in Tang and Song dynasties; underworld judge who keeps the book of life and death. Pronounced pàn guān.

  • assistant official in Tang and Song dynasties
  • underworld judge who keeps the book of life and death

Definitions & Examples

Zài
Táng
dài
 
pàn
guān
shì
zhōu
xiàn
zhǎng
guān
de
zhòng
yào
liáo
shǔ
 

In the Tang Dynasty, the assistant official was an important subordinate to the local governor.

Zhè
wèi
pàn
guān
shěn
fāng
shàng
de
àn
jiàn
 

This assistant official was responsible for trying local cases.

Pàn
guān
de
zhí
wèi
hòu
lái
zhú
jiàn
bèi
guān
zhí
dài
 

The position of assistant official was gradually replaced by other offices later.

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Measure Words

/ wèi
Primary
/ míng