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刺史

cì shǐ·ㄘˋ ㄕˇ

“provincial governor in imperial China; later a general term for regional chief official; in Qing times an honorific for a prefect.”

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thorn; to prick or pierce with a sharp object; to stab; to assassinate; to sting; to irritate; to prod; to probe or investigate secretly.

History; annals; a chronicle; surname Shi; an official historian in ancient China; a document recording past events.