十三太保

Chinese

		thirteen; 13; Shisan	chief court advisor
trad. (十三太保)		十三	太保
simp. #(十三太保)		十三	太保

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shísān tàibǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄕˊ ㄙㄢ ㄊㄞˋ ㄅㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sap⁶ saam¹ taai³ bou²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shísān tàibǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄙㄢ ㄊㄞˋ ㄅㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shíhsan tàibǎo
    • Wade–Giles: shih²-san¹ tʻai⁴-pao³
    • Yale: shŕ-sān tài-bǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyrsan taybao
    • Palladius: шисань тайбао (šisanʹ tajbao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵ sän⁵⁵ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sap⁶ saam¹ taai³ bou²
    • Yale: sahp sāam taai bóu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sap⁹ saam¹ taai³ bou²
    • Guangdong Romanization: seb⁶ sam¹ tai³ bou²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐp̚² saːm⁵⁵ tʰaːi̯³³ pou̯³⁵/

Proper noun

十三太保

1. (historical) the 13 godsons of Li Keyong in Later Tang

Noun

十三太保

1. (figuratively) someone that can be trusted