太僕

See also: 太仆

Chinese

		too (much); very; extremely too (much); very; extremely; highest; greatest	servant
trad. (太僕)		太	僕
simp. (太仆)		太	仆

Etymology

This position originated in the Zhou Dynasty. Originally, this person served as the emperor's personal messenger. By the time of the Han Dynasty, this person was placed in charge of taking care of the imperial horses and chariots.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tàipú

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄞˋ ㄆㄨˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tàipú
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄞˋ ㄆㄨˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tàipú
    • Wade–Giles: tʻai⁴-pʻu²
    • Yale: tài-pú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: taypwu
    • Palladius: тайпу (tajpu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ pʰu³⁵/

Noun

太僕

1. (historical) Minister Coachman

Derived terms

• 太僕寺／太仆寺 (Tàipúsì)