大尉

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Chinese

big; great; huge
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
 
 milit. official; to quiet
trad. (大尉) 大 尉
simp. #(大尉) 大 尉

Pronunciation

Noun

大尉

  1. senior captain; captain (army rank)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
大 尉
たい
Grade: 1 		い
Grade: S
kan'on
 大尉 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

大 (“grand”) +‎ 尉. See 尉官 (ikan, “junior officer”) for more. Compare a similarly constructed title in feudal China, 太尉 (tàiwèi).

Pronunciation

Noun

大(たい)尉(い) • (taii) ←たいゐ (taiwi)?

  1. (historical, government) the senior 判官 (jō, “third-in-command”) of the 兵衛府 (Hyōefu) or the 衛門府 (Emonfu)
  2. (military) a captain (army or air force officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major)
    Hypernym: 尉官
    Hyponym: 上級大尉
    Coordinate terms: 准尉, 少尉, 大佐 (“naval captain”), 大将, 中尉
  3. (military) a lieutenant (naval officer whose rank is above that of ensign in the Navy and below that of a lieutenant commander)
    Hypernym: 尉官
    Coordinate terms: 准尉, 少尉 (“second lieutenant; ensign”), 大佐, 大将, 中尉 (“first lieutenant; lieutenant junior grade”)

See also

Korean

Hanja in this term
大尉

Noun

大尉 • (daewi) (hangeul 대위)

  1. hanja form? of 대위 (“captain”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
大尉

Noun

大尉

  1. chữ Hán form of đại uý (“captain; lieutenant”).
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