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