Tai-wei (English spelling)

Japanese: 太尉 - たいい（英語表記）Tai-wei; T`ai-wei

(1) A military chief in ancient China. In the Qin dynasty, he was one of the Three Dukes, and the Han dynasty followed suit, but he was not a permanent official. Under Emperor Wu of the Former Han dynasty, he was renamed Da Sima, but in the Later Han dynasty, he was called Taiwei again. He was appointed as one of the Three Dukes in the Sui and Tang dynasties, but he no longer had any real power. (2) The highest-ranking lieutenant in the military.

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Japanese:

(1) 中国古代の軍事長官。秦はこれを三公の一つとし，漢もその制を踏襲したが，常置の官ではなかった。前漢の武帝のとき，大司馬と改めたが，後漢ではまた太尉と称した。隋，唐以後も三公の一つとして設置されたが，実権はなくなった。 (2) 軍隊における尉官の最上位をいう。

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