直隸

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Chinese

straight; vertical; frank
straight; vertical; frank; directly; straightly; upright
 
attached to; scribe
trad. (直隸/直𨽻/直隷) /𨽻/
simp. (直隶)

Pronunciation


Proper noun

直隸

  1. (historical) () Zhili (a former province in northern China from 14th-century Ming Dynasty until 1928, approximately modern-day Hebei, notably containing the city of Beijing)

Descendants

  • English: Zhili, Chihli

See also

Verb

直隸

  1. (literary) to be directly under the jurisdiction of