private secretary; yamen clerk
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
private secretary or legal advisor in traditional government offices (yamen)
technicalRefers to the private staff hired by officials in imperial China to handle documents, legal cases, and financial matters. Usually categorized by function: 钱粮师爷 (tax/finance), 刑名师爷 (legal/penal), 书启师爷 (correspondence), etc.
Zhè这
wèi位
xiàn县
tài太
ye爷
shēn身
biān边
yǒu有
yī一
wèi位
jīng精
míng明
de的
xíng刑
míng名
shī师
ye爷
。
This county magistrate has a shrewd legal advisor at his side.
Qián钱
liáng粮
shī师
ye爷
fù负
zé责
guǎn管
lǐ理
shuì税
shōu收
hé和
cái财
zhèng政
。
The tax secretary was responsible for managing revenue and finance.
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Tā他
bāo包
lǎn揽
cí词
sòng讼
，
chōng充
dāng当
shī师
ye爷
，
cóng从
zhōng中
móu牟
lì利
。
He took on lawsuits, acted as a legal advisor, and profited from it.
Shào绍
xīng兴
shī师
ye爷
zài在
lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
hěn很
yǒu有
míng名
。
Shaoxing private secretaries were very famous in history.