TSUMUGU · TOCFL 4 (est.) · 詞
土司
word · TOCFL 4 (est.)
ㄊㄨˇ ㄙ · tǔsī
noun — a hereditary local chieftain in old China's frontier regions; also (loanword) sliced toast bread
字源 FORM — what the parts do
司to manage; office (公司)sī 土司,本土的土,公司的司。
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一方水土(土),由本地人自己管(司)。
One patch of frontier land (土), governed by a local of its own (司).
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