太子太保
tài zǐ tài bǎo
Pinyin

Definition

太子太保
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tài zǐ tài bǎo
  1. tutor to the crown prince (in imperial China)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

bǎo chí
  1. 1 to keep
  2. 2 to maintain
  3. 3 to hold
  4. 4 to preserve
ér zi
  1. 1 son
tài
  1. 1 highest
  2. 2 greatest
  3. 3 too (much)
  4. 4 very
  5. 5 extremely
tài yang
  1. 1 sun
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
  3. 3 abbr. for 太陽穴|太阳穴[tài yáng xué]
hái zi
  1. 1 child

Idioms (20)

一瓶子不响,半瓶子晃荡
yī píng zi bù xiǎng , bàn píng zi huàng dang
  1. 1 lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. empty vessels make the most noise
不入虎穴,焉得虎子
bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ
  1. 1 How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
不见兔子不撒鹰
bù jiàn tù zi bù sā yīng
  1. 1 you don't release the hawk until you've seen the hare (idiom)
  2. 2 one doesn't act without some incentive
乱臣贼子
luàn chén zéi zǐ
  1. 1 rebels and traitors (idiom)
  2. 2 general term for scoundrel
仁人君子
rén rén jūn zǐ
  1. 1 people of good will (idiom); charitable person