「跛手太監」
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Pronunciation: | bai1 sau2 taai3 gaam3 |
Individual Character Meaning: |
跛 to be lame; to be crippled; to limp; lame 手 hand; forelimb; lot 太 too; very; excessively; Mrs. 監 prison; custody; imprisonment; to monitor; to inspect; to watch |
Part of Speech: | noun |
Explanation: |
the former part of a sandwich pun which implies "powerless and uninfluential", literally "eunuch with disabled hands"
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