行部

Chinese

		to go; to do; capable to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behaviour; conduct; a row; profession; professional	ministry; department; section ministry; department; section; part; division; troops; board; (a measure word); (a measure word for works of literature, films, machines, etc.)
simp. and trad. (行部)		行	部

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xíngbù

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xíngbù
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: síngbù
    • Wade–Giles: hsing²-pu⁴
    • Yale: syíng-bù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyngbuh
    • Palladius: синбу (sinbu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ³⁵ pu⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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Verb

行部

1. (archaic) to travel to each county under one's jurisdiction in order to check up on their progress

Usage notes

This type of work would have ordinarily been done by the 督郵／督邮 (dūyóu), who was responsible for reporting his findings to his boss, the 太守 (tàishǒu) (of a commandery).

References

• Luo, Guanzhong (14th century) Annotated Romance of the Three Kingdoms/Chapter 2, page 31, note 29 (in Mandarin), published 1994, →ISBN