Female Official Titles of Han Dynasty Misannotated by YAN Shi-gu(颜师古)
Female officials working in the Han(汉)Palace were in charge of the emperor's daily life,including food,clothing,living and travel.Jieyu(倢仔)was in charge of transportation vehicles,Wujuan(无涓)of cleaning,Chongyi(充依)of clothing,Baolin(保林)of security,Yuling(娱 灵)of amusement,and Yezhe(夜者)of night shift.Yan Shi-gu(颜师古)misannotated some titles by adding other words(e.g.Jieyu(倢伃)and Jia ren zi(家人子))or explaining them literally(e.g.Chongyi(充依),Baolin(保林)and Yuling(娱 灵));some of his annotation did not work from a grammatical perspective(e.g.Zhaoyi(昭仪)and Wujuan(无涓)).
The Book of Han(汉书)Han(汉)PalaceFemale official titleYan Shi-gu's annotation(颜师古注)
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