| 摸金校尉 |
mō jīn xiào wèi |
(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 |
| 摸 |
mō |
to feel with the hand / to touch / to stroke / to grope / to steal / to abstract |
| 摸 |
mó |
variant of 摹 |
| 金 |
Jīn |
surname Jin / surname Kim (Korean) / Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) |
| 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 |
| 校 |
jiào |
to check; to collate; to proofread |
| 校 |
xiào |
(bound form) school; college / (bound form) (military) field officer |
| 校尉 |
xiào wèi |
military officer |
| 尉 |
Wèi |
surname Wei |
| 尉 |
wèi |
military officer |
| 尉 |
yù |
used in 尉迟 / used in 尉犁 (the name of a place in Xinjiang) |