mō jīn xiào wèi

摸金校尉 (mō jīn xiào wèi) is a Chinese word meaning “(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”.

Meanings

  1. 1(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

Characters in 摸金校尉

摸mō · to feel with the hand金jīn · gold校jiào · to check; to collate; to proofread尉wèi · military officer

Related words

学校school金gold金surname Jin上校high ranking officer in Chinese army现金cash美金American dollar; US dollar摸to feel with the hand摸variant of 摹[mo2]上尉captain (military rank)校长(college, university) president中尉lieutenant (navy)金属metal

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