太監 [－监]

Jyutping taai3 gaam3
Pinyin tài jian

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, historical
    eunuch of a palace or court; imperial eunuch
    • 太監都是被閹割了的男人。
      太监都是被阉割了的男人。
      tài jiàn dōu shì bèi yān gē le de nán rén ．
      All eunuchs are men who have been castrated.
  2. noun, historical
    highest ranking imperial eunuch

太監 [－监]

Jyutping taai3 gaam3
Pinyin tài jiàn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. court eunuch
  2. palace eunuch
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    職​官名​，​係​明代​最高​級​嘅​宦官​；​因為​清代​只​保留​太監​職稱​，​所以​後​來​又​泛指​宦官​（​量​詞​：​個​）
    eunuch
    • 孫耀庭係中國史上最後一位太監。
      孙耀庭系中国史上最后一位太监。
      syun1 jiu6 ting4 hai6 zung1 gwok3 si2 soeng6 zeoi3 hau6 jat1 wai2 taai3 gaam3.
      Sun Yaoting was the last eunuch in the Chinese history.
  2. 近義詞
    公公
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, historical
    eunuch of a palace or court; imperial eunuch
    • 太監都是被閹割了的男人。
      太监都是被阉割了的男人。
      tài jiàn dōu shì bèi yān gē le de nán rén ．
      All eunuchs are men who have been castrated.
  2. noun, historical
    highest ranking imperial eunuch
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    跛手太监
    跛手太監
    bai1 sau2 taai3 gaam3
    • the former part of a sandwich pun which implies "powerless and uninfluential", literally "eunuch with disabled hands"
  2. Cantonese
    太监冇柄㗎。
    太監冇柄㗎。
    taai3 gaam3 mou5 beng3 gaa3.
    • A eunuch has no penis.
  3. Cantonese
    孙耀庭系中国史上最后一位太监。
    孫耀庭係中國史上最後一位太監。
    syun1 jiu6 ting4 hai6 zung1 gwok3 si2 soeng6 zeoi3 hau6 jat1 wai2 taai3 gaam3.
    • Sun Yaoting was the last eunuch in the Chinese history.
  4. Cantonese
    太监
    太監
    taai3 gaam3
    • eunuch (overseer of the king)
  5. Cantonese
    通常于剧中做小太监的那位演员，都要化个白鼻哥。
    通常於劇中做小太監的那位演員，都要化個白鼻哥。
    • Generally the actor who play a small eunuch is required to make up as a white nose.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    于是，他用眼角的余光扫视了一下四周，发现旁边太监也纷纷向他使眼色，便顾左右而言他，用“人自然是怕鬼”的话敷衍了事。
    於是，他用眼角的餘光掃視了一下四周，發現旁邊太監也紛紛向他使眼色，便顧左右而言他，用“人自然是怕鬼”的話敷衍了事。
    yú shì ， tā yòng yǎn jiǎo de yú guāng sǎo shì le yī xià sì zhōu ， fā xiàn páng biān tài jiān yě fēn fēn xiàng tā shǐ yǎn sè ， biàn gù zuǒ yòu ér yán tā ， yòng “ rén zì rán shì pà guǐ ” de huà fū yǎn liǎo shì ．
    • Thus, he scanned the surroundings with his peripheral vision and discovered that the eunuch beside him kept winking at him, so he tried to dodge the question and ended the discussion perfunctorily by saying, "People are naturally afraid of ghosts."
  2. Mandarin
    太监是割除了阳具的男人。
    太監是割除了陽具的男人。
    tài jiàn shì gē chú le yáng jù de nán rén ．
    • Eunuchs are men who have had their genitals removed.
  3. Mandarin
    太监都是被阉割了的男人。
    太監都是被閹割了的男人。
    tài jiàn dōu shì bèi yān gē le de nán rén ．
    • All eunuchs are men who have been castrated.