to escort prisoner under guard in old times
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to escort a prisoner from one jurisdiction to another under guard
archaicThis term describes a specific historical system of transferring prisoners across jurisdictions under guard in imperial China. It is considered archaic and is rarely used in modern contexts, except when discussing history or classical literature.
Zhè这
míng名
zhòng重
fàn犯
bèi被
guān官
fǔ府
xià下
lìng令
dì递
jiè解
huí回
yuán原
jí籍
shěn审
wèn问
。
This serious criminal was ordered by the authorities to be escorted back to his native place for interrogation.
Xiǎo小
shuō说
lǐ里
miáo描
xiě写
le了
fàn犯
rén人
bèi被
dì递
jiè解
biān边
jiāng疆
de的
jiān艰
kǔ苦
lì历
chéng程
。
The novel describes the arduous journey of prisoners being escorted to the frontier.
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Gǔ古
dài代
de的
dì递
jiè解
zhì制
dù度
yāo要
qiú求
yán沿
tú途
zhōu州
xiàn县
fù负
zé责
yā押
sòng送
hé和
jiāo交
jiē接
fàn犯
rén人
。
The ancient system of prisoner escort required counties and prefectures along the route to be responsible for guarding and transferring the prisoners.