十常侍
Traditional form:
十常侍
Pinyin (reading):
shíchángshì
Definitions:
- Ten Permanent Functionaries at the end of Han, a byword for corruption
Characters:
- 十 - ten, tenth; complete; perfect
- 常 - common, general, normal; always, frequently, regularly
- 侍 - to serve, to attend upon; servant, attendant; samurai
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