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Chinese
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too (much); very; extremely too (much); very; extremely; highest; greatest
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supervisor; hard; strong supervisor; hard; strong; solid; firm; to supervise; to inspect; jail; prison
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trad. (太監)
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太
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監
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simp. (太监)
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太
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监
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Pronunciation
Noun
太監
- (historical, Qing dynasty) eunuch of a palace or court; imperial eunuch
太監都是被閹割了的男人。 [MSC, trad.]
太监都是被阉割了的男人。 [MSC, simp.]- Tàijiàn dōu shì bèi yāngē le de nánrén.
- All eunuchs are men who have been castrated.
- (historical, up to Ming dynasty) highest ranking imperial eunuch
Synonyms
- 內臣 / 内臣 (nèichén)
- 宦官 (huànguān) (chiefly historical)
- 寺人 (sìrén) (literary, historical)
- 閹人 / 阉人 (yānrén) (historical)
- 閹宦 / 阉宦 (yānhuàn) (literary, historical)
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