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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 4 (est.) · 詞
土司 word · TOCFL 4 (est.)
土司 =
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

land; local (本土)
to manage; office (公司)
土司,本土的土,公司的司。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

一方水),由本地人自己管()。
One patch of frontier land (土), governed by a local of its own (司).
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