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验尸官

yàn shī guāndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
coroner
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-8495cb23f104259c. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

驗屍官 验尸官 [yan4 shi1 guan1] /coroner/

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Other forms in these source records: 驗屍官

  • 验
    yàn

    to examine / to test / to check

  • 尸
    shī

    (literary) person representing the deceased (during burial ceremonies) / (literary) to put a corpse on display (after execution) / (bound form) corpse

  • 官
    guān

    government official / governmental / official / public / organ of the body / CL:個|个[gè]

    Guān

    surname Guan

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.