十常侍
shí​cháng​shì

Ten Attendants

  • created sense approved 十常侍 · shí​cháng​shì · Ten Attendants — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    十常侍

    shí​cháng​shì

    Ten Attendants

    A group of influential eunuchs who controlled the government during the reign of Emperor Ling in the late Eastern Han dynasty; used as a byword for political corruption.

    十 (literal) → 十 · shí · ten 常侍 (literal) → 常侍 · cháng​shì · imperial attendant

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