大理

Chinese

big
great
greater
order
orderer(s)
simp. and trad.
(大理)
anagram 理大

Pronunciation


Proper noun

大理

  1. (~白族自治州, ) Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture (an autonomous prefecture of Yunnan, China)
  2. () Dali (a county-level city in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China)
  3. (, 古城) Dali (a town in Dali City, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China, also known as Dali Old Town)
  4. () (historical) Dali Kingdom (a medieval state controlled from the old town)
  5. () (historical) Dali Prefecture (a prefecture controlled by the old town under imperial China)

Synonyms

  • (old town as capital of an independent kingdom): 首府 (shǒufǔ)
  • (kingdom): 大中國大中国 (under Gao Shengtai); 後大理后大理, 後理國后理国 (after 1096)

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Noun

大理

  1. (historical) A minister of medieval China who headed most of the imperial judicial system.

Synonyms

  • 司寇 (sīkòu) (Zhou), 廷尉 (tíngwèi) (Han), 刑部尚書刑部尚书 (Ming)

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