amban en · NOUN
Etymology
Borrowed from Manchu ᠠᠮᠪᠠᠨ (amban).
Meanings
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(historical) A Chinese official under the Qing Dynasty, especially the ranking official or provincial governor in a semi-independent territory under Chinese rule.
Regarding the scene before him with the calmness of a stoic, sits the grey-bearded old Ambân in his chair of state, quietly smoking a long pipe, while beside him kneel his weeping daughters, all conscious of their coming fate.
1869, George W. Hayward, “Journey from Leh to Yarkand and Kashgar”, in Journal of the Royal Geographical Society, volume XL:Although he was received there by a guard of honour of sorts, Elias found the amban, or senior Chinese official, openly hostile.
1990, Peter Hopkirk, The Great Game, Folio Society, published 2010, page 388:In 1846 Messrs. Huc and Gabet, two French Lazarist Fathers, visited Lhasa from the north, and stayed two and a half months, when they were expelled through the influence of the Chinese Amban.
1924, Charles Bell, Tibet Past and Present, Delhi, published 2000, page 46:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ambans | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| ambasa | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (14)
cmn 昂邦 (provincial governor in a semi-independent territory under Chinese rule) · ky амбал (provincial governor in a semi-independent territory under Chinese rule) · de Amban (provincial governor in a semi-independent territory under Chinese rule) · pt Amban (provincial governor in a semi-independent territory under Chinese rule) · mn амбан (provincial governor in a semi-independent territory under Chinese rule) · cmn 按班 (provincial governor in a semi-independent territory under Chinese rule) · bua амбан (provincial governor in a semi-independent territory under Chinese rule) · ug ئامبال (provincial governor in a semi-independent territory under Chinese rule) · fr amban (provincial governor in a semi-independent territory under Chinese rule) · bo ཨམ་བན (provincial governor in a semi-independent territory under Chinese rule) · mnc ᠠᠮᠪᠠᠨ (provincial governor in a semi-independent territory under Chinese rule) · es amban (provincial governor in a semi-independent territory under Chinese rule) · ru амба́нь (provincial governor in a semi-independent territory under Chinese rule) · ru амба́н (provincial governor in a semi-independent territory under Chinese rule)