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9 u-si (A @}) “ petty officers,’’ “‘retainers.’’ These officers comprised inspectors and superintendents of many 
departments under a feudal lord. 
T venture to translate al FA (i-tsu) as ‘“‘honorable elders,’? analogous to ZS val of like meaning. FEL 
usually means ‘‘ancestor.’? The expression ‘‘i-tsu’’ may possibly be a name. 
4S (wu-fu) is cited by Kanghsi asa recognized title, but not defined. It ought to mean “knight”? or ‘man 
at arms.’’ Here it is likely a title. DK (fang) means ‘‘release,’’? but ought to stand for a man’s name. Kanghsi 
cites no case of such usage, and Juan Yiian substitutes another symbol without textual authority. 
ari) '% hsi kung is ‘‘ West Palace’? and usually refers to the Harem. Here it may be a personal name, or it may 
signify that the following-named persons were eunuchs, who as a class have great power at Court. 
‘Unidentified symbols not found in Kangsi. 
