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太监
太監
tàijiàn
1. court eunuch
2. palace eunuch

Character Breakdown

太
tài
very, too much; big; extreme
HSK 1 4 丶
监
jiān
to supervise, to direct, to control; to inspect; prison, jail
HSK 6 10 丶

Compound Words (2)

三宝太监
Sānbǎotàijiàn
Sanbao Eunuch, official title of Zheng He [[鄭和|郑和<ZhèngHé>]]
皇帝不急急死太监
huángdìbùjíjísǐtàijiàn
lit. the emperor is not worried, but his eunuchs are worried to death (idiom)

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