English
jiedushi
Jiedushi comes from Mandarin 節度使.
- Mandarinmodern節度使jiédùshǐ
- Englishtodayjiedushi
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern節度使jiédùshǐ
- Englishtodayjiedushi
Every English word from Mandarin 節度使
Today it means
noun A regional military governor in China during the Tang dynasty and the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 節度使 / jiedushi