蔭客

蔭客

Chinese

		to put under protection; to shelter	retainer (in a household)
trad. (蔭客)		蔭	客
simp. (荫客)		荫	客
Literally: “protected retainer”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīnkè

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄣ ㄎㄜˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yīnkè
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄣ ㄎㄜˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: inkeh
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yinkè
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /in⁵⁵ kʰɤ⁵¹/

Noun

蔭客

1. (historical) nominal member of a wealthy and influential family; client

   蔭客制 / 荫客制  ―  yīnkè zhì  ―  the client household system