太監

See also: 太监

Chinese

		too (much); very; extremely too (much); very; extremely; highest; greatest	supervisor; hard; strong supervisor; hard; strong; solid; firm; to supervise; to inspect; jail; prison
trad. (太監)		太	監
simp. (太监)		太	监

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: tàijiàn → tàijian (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ → ㄊㄞˋ ˙ㄐㄧㄢ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tàijiån
  - Wade–Giles: tʻai⁴-chien⁵
  - Yale: tài-jyan
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tay.jiann
  - Palladius: тайцзянь (tajczjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/ → /tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ d͡ʑ̥i̯ɛn¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: taai³ gaam³
  - Yale: taai gaam
  - Cantonese Pinyin: taai³ gaam³
  - Guangdong Romanization: tai³ gam³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰaːi̯³³ kaːm³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thai-kam
  - Hakka Romanization System: tai gam
  - Hagfa Pinyim: tai⁴ gam⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /tʰai̯⁵⁵ kam⁵⁵/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: tái-gáng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰai²¹³⁻⁵³ ^(k-)ɑŋ²¹³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thài-kàm
  - Tâi-lô: thài-kàm
  - Phofsit Daibuun: tae'kaxm
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tʰai²¹⁻⁵³ kam²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kam⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰai²¹⁻⁵³ kam²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tʰai¹¹⁻⁵³ kam¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰai²¹⁻⁴¹ kam²¹/

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. [Pinyin]
All eunuchs are men who have been castrated.
(historical, up to Ming dynasty) highest ranking imperial eunuch

太監