摸 金 校 尉

mō jīn xiào wèidictionary entry

(idiom) military title said to have existed in the Han dynasty, allegedly granted to officials tasked with retrieving gold from tombs to fund military campaigns / (in popular fiction) tomb raider

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Original source entry:

摸金校尉 摸金校尉 [mo1 jin1 xiao4 wei4] /(idiom) military title said to have existed in the Han dynasty, allegedly granted to officials tasked with retrieving gold from tombs to fund military campaigns; (in popular fiction) tomb raider/

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Character information

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摸
mō
to feel with the hand / to touch / to stroke / to grope / to steal / to abstract
mó
See the full entry for source details.
金
jīn
gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[bā yīn]
Jīn
surname Jin / surname Kim (Korean) / Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234)
校
jiào
to check / to collate / to proofread
xiào
(bound form) school / college / (bound form) (military) field officer
尉
wèi
military officer
yù
used in 尉遲|尉迟[Yù chí] / used in 尉犁[Yù lí] (the name of a place in Xinjiang)
Wèi
surname Wei

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