大理

Chinese

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

Pronunciation


Proper noun

大理

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

Derived terms

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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Derived terms

  • 大理寺卿
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