太尉

Chinese

		too (much); very; extremely too (much); very; extremely; highest; greatest	milit. official; to quiet
trad. (太尉)		太	尉
simp. ^#(太尉)		太	尉

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tàiwèi

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄞˋ ㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): taai³ wai³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: tàiwèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄞˋ ㄨㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tàiwèi
  - Wade–Giles: tʻai⁴-wei⁴
  - Yale: tài-wèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: taywey
  - Palladius: тайвэй (tajvɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: taai³ wai³
  - Yale: taai wai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: taai³ wai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: tai³ wei³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰaːi̯³³ wɐi̯³³/

Noun

太尉

(archaic) position title: Grand Marshal (one of the three most important official posts during the Han Dynasty)

Usage notes

The highest ranking person over the military. The ancient equivalent of Secretary of Defense.

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (太尉):

→ Korean: 태위(太尉) (taewi)
→ Vietnamese: thái úy (太尉)

See also

三公 (sāngōng)
大司馬／大司马 (dàsīmǎ)

Korean

Hanja in this term
太	尉

Noun

太尉 • (taewi) (hangeul 태위)

hanja form^? of 태위

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
太	尉

Noun

太尉

chữ Hán form of thái úy