tuchun
A Chinese military governor or warlord.
historical
He planned to shift the appointment of Ts’ai Ao from Yunnan to the post of tuchün [title of military governor of a province] of Hunan so that Ts’ai Ao, who wished to go home, could superintend affairs in his native province.
Where it comes from
From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 督軍／督军 (dūjūn, “military governor; warlord”).
Adapted from the Wiktionary entry tuchun (CC BY-SA 4.0).