奴兒干都司 nú ér gān dū sī

DEFINITIONS

  1. the Ming dynasty provincial headquarters in the Heilongjiang and Vladivostok area

CHARACTERS

奴 nú slave, servant
兒 ér son, child, oneself; final part
干 gān oppose, offend; invade; dried
都 dū metropolis, capital; all, the whole; elegant, refined
司 sī take charge of, control, manage; officer