imperial commissioner; envoy
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
imperial commissioner; imperial envoy; official dispatched by the emperor
formalHistorical term referring to officials dispatched by the emperor in imperial China to handle special missions, often with significant authority. Commonly appears in the full title 钦差大臣.
Qīn钦
chāi差
dà大
chén臣
Lín林
Zé则
xú徐
dào到
Guǎng广
dōng东
chá查
jìn禁
yā鸦
piàn片
。
Imperial Commissioner Lin Zexu went to Guangdong to ban opium.
Huáng皇
dì帝
pài派
le了
yī一
wèi位
qīn钦
chāi差
lái来
diào调
chá查
cǐ此
shì事
。
The emperor sent an imperial commissioner to investigate this matter.
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Zhè这
wèi位
qīn钦
chāi差
yōng拥
yǒu有
xiān先
zhǎn斩
hòu后
zòu奏
de的
quán权
lì力
。
This imperial commissioner had the power to execute first and report later.