都察院
Traditional form:
都察院
Pinyin (reading):
Dūcháyuàn
Definitions:
- (Ming and Qing dynasties) Censorate, a body overseeing officials and investigating corruption
Characters:
- 都 - all, each, entirely, whole; metropolis; capital
- 察 - to examine, to investigate, to observe
- 院 - court, yard, courtyard; school
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