TSUMUGU · TOCFL 6 (est.) · 詞
巡撫
ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄈㄨˇ · xúnfǔ
noun — provincial governor (a Ming and Qing imperial office)
字源 FORM — what the parts do
巡to patrol, make the rounds (巡邏)xún
撫to soothe, pacify (安撫)fǔ
巡撫,巡邏的巡,安撫的撫。
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
大官在省裡巡(邏)一圈,安撫(撫)地方。
The official rides the province on patrol (巡), pacifying (撫) the country as he goes.
字源
關 · Related
安ānfǔto soothe, to calm — the same 知府zhīfǔa prefect — another imperial office below him