shàng shū
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  • 1

    n.dateda high official in ancient China; minister (in the Ming and Qing Dynasties)

    • bīng bù shàng shū

      兵部尚书

      Minister of War

    • shàng shū shěng

      尚书

      Department of State Affairs

    • lì bù shàng shū

      吏部尚书

      Minister of the Ministry of Personnel

  • 2

    n.one of the Confucian classics

    • shàng shū shì liú chuán zhì jīn zuì wéi jiǔ yuǎn de yī bù lì shǐ wén xiàn huì biān

      尚书流传至今久远历史文献汇编

      "Shang Shu" is one of the remotest historic literature handed down from ancient times.