thái giám

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 太監

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰaːj˧˦ zaːm˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰaːj˨˩˦ jaːm˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰaːj˦˥ jaːm˦˥]

Noun

thái giám

1. (history) an imperial eunuch

   Synonym: hoạn quan