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Chinese
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brocade; embroidered work; bright
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gown; clothes; to dress gown; clothes; to dress; to wear |
to guard; to protect; to defend to guard; to protect; to defend; surname |
| trad. (錦衣衛/錦衣衞)
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錦
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衣
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衛/衞
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| simp. (锦衣卫)
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锦
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衣
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卫
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Pronunciation
Proper noun
錦衣衛
- (historical) Embroidered Uniform Guard (the imperial secret police that served the emperors of the Ming dynasty)
Derived terms