郡守

Chinese

		canton; county; region	to guard
simp. and trad. (郡守)		郡	守
Literally: “commandery watchman or overseer”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jùnshǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄩㄣˋ ㄕㄡˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jùnshǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄩㄣˋ ㄕㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jyùnshǒu
    • Wade–Giles: chün⁴-shou³
    • Yale: jyùn-shǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiunnshoou
    • Palladius: цзюньшоу (czjunʹšou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕyn⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

郡守

1. (historical) commandery administrator or governor, the official overseeing a commandery (郡) in ancient China under the Zhou and Qin dynasties

See also

• 太守 (tàishǒu) (the equivalent position between the Han and Tang dynasties)