稗官

bài guān

Dictionary entry

(old) petty official charged with reporting back to the ruler on what people in a locality are talking about

What does 稗官 mean?

稗官 (bài guān) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(old) petty official charged with reporting back to the ruler on what people in a locality are talking about

2novel in the vernacular

3fiction writer; novelist

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稗bàibarnyard millet (Echinochloa crus-galli) · Panicum crus-galli 官Guānsurname Guan

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稗官

bài guān

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