太監
See also: 太监
Chinese
edittoo (much); very; extremely too (much); very; extremely; highest; greatest |
supervisor; hard; strong supervisor; hard; strong; solid; firm; to supervise; to inspect; jail; prison | ||
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trad. (太監) | 太 | 監 | |
simp. (太监) | 太 | 监 |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): taai3 gaam3
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thai-kam
- Eastern Min (BUC): tái-gáng
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thài-kàm
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ → ㄊㄞˋ ˙ㄐㄧㄢ (toneless final syllable variant)
- Tongyong Pinyin: tàijiån
- Wade–Giles: tʻai4-chien5
- Yale: tài-jyan
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tay.jiann
- Palladius: тайцзянь (tajczjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/ → /tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ d͡ʑ̥i̯ɛn¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: taai3 gaam3
- Yale: taai gaam
- Cantonese Pinyin: taai3 gaam3
- Guangdong Romanization: tai3 gam3
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰaːi̯³³ kaːm³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thai-kam
- Hakka Romanization System: tai gam
- Hagfa Pinyim: tai4 gam4
- Sinological IPA: /tʰai̯⁵⁵ kam⁵⁵/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: tái-gáng
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰai²¹³⁻⁵³ (k-)ɑŋ²¹³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
Noun
edit太監
- (historical, Qing dynasty) eunuch of a palace or court; imperial eunuch
- (historical, up to Ming dynasty) highest ranking imperial eunuch
Synonyms
editDerived terms
edit- 皇帝不急,急死太監/皇帝不急,急死太监 (huángdì bùjí, jísǐ tàijiàn)
- 跛手太監——無拳無勢/跛手太监——无拳无势
Descendants
edit- → Manchu: ᡨᠠᡳᡤᡳᠶᠠᠨ (taigiyan)
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- Cantonese nouns
- Hakka nouns
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