太监 (tài jiàn) — (historical) court eunuch; palace eunuch serving in imperial China
Definition
A historical term for a castrated male servant who worked in the imperial Chinese palace. A purely historical/period concept — not used for modern contexts.
noun
(historical) court eunuchpalace eunuch serving in imperial China
Measure word · 个
Examples
- ，太监。Zài míng qīng shí qī, tài jiàn zài huáng gōng zhōng dān rèn zhòng yào zhí wù.During the Ming and Qing dynasties, court eunuchs served important roles in the imperial palace.
- 太监。Zhè wèi tài jiàn yīn wèi zhōng chéng ér shòu dào le huáng dì de xìn rèn.This court eunuch gained the emperor's trust because of his loyalty.
- 太监。Zhè bù diàn shì jù lǐ yǒu hěn duō tài jiàn de jué sè.This TV series has many eunuch characters.
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