中常侍

中常侍

Chinese

		middle; center; within middle; center; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)	a position title: the emperor's personal secretary
simp. and trad. (中常侍)		中	常侍

Etymology

This position was established in the Qin Dynasty. The post was originally filled by either a scholar official or a eunuch. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, the post was exclusively held by eunuchs. They were entrusted with the task of delivering imperial edicts, and the handling of documents. By the end of the Han Dynasty, eunuchs were no longer used for this position. From that point forward, the post was held by scholar officials.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhōngchángshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥ ㄔㄤˊ ㄕˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: zhōngchángshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄔㄤˊ ㄕˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jongcharngshyh
    • IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

Noun

中常侍

1. (archaic) a position title: the emperor's personal attendant

Synonyms

• 常侍