| 三宝太监 |
Sān bǎo tài jiàn |
Sanbao Eunuch, official title of Zheng He 郑和 / also written 三保太监 |
| 三 |
Sān |
surname San |
| 三 |
sān |
three / 3 |
| 三宝 |
sān bǎo |
the Three Precious Treasures of Buddhism, namely: the Buddha 佛, the Dharma 法 (his teaching), and the Sangha 僧 (his monastic order) |
| 宝 |
bǎo |
variant of 宝 |
| 宝 |
bǎo |
jewel / gem / treasure / precious |
| 太 |
tài |
highest / greatest / too (much) / very / extremely |
| 太监 |
tài jiàn |
court eunuch / palace eunuch |
| 监 |
jiān |
to supervise / to inspect / jail / prison |
| 监 |
jiàn |
(bound form) supervisor; supervisory office (in imperial China) |