土司 tǔ sī — tusi; hereditary native chieftain (officer in southwest China in Ming-Qing times)
土司
tǔ sī
Definitions
- tusi; hereditary native chieftain (officer in southwest China in Ming-Qing times)
More definitions
CC-CEDICT
- sliced bread (loanword from "toast")
- government-appointed hereditary tribal headman in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties
zdic(汉典)
- 烤面包片。又称“吐司”
- 元、明、清时期于西北、西南少数民族地区设置的、由当地民族首领充任并世袭的官职
ExtDict
- 元明清时期,在西南、西北地区设置的由少数民族首领充任并世袭的官职。有文职和武职之分。按等级以土知府、土知州、土知县等官隶吏部,以宣慰使、宣抚使、安抚使等官隶兵部。明清时,曾在部分地区实行改土归流,废除世袭土司。解放后土司制度已被彻底废除。
Examples
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土司制度在西南地区延续了数百年。
The tusi system lasted for hundreds of years in the southwest.
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景区保留了古老的土司城遗址。
The scenic area preserves the ruins of an ancient tusi city.