[受聘, shòu pìn, ㄕㄡˋ ㄆㄧㄣˋ]hired (for employment); invited (e.g. to lecture); engaged (for a task); (in olden times) betrothal gift from the groom's family#31146[Add to Longdo]
[おやといがいこくじん, oyatoigaikokujin](n) hired foreigners; foreign advisors hired by the Japanese government for their specialized knowledge to assist in the modernization of Japan at the end of the Bakufu and during the Meiji Era[Add to Longdo]