WordTaiwan frequency #10,836

奴才

nú cái·ㄋㄨˊ ㄘㄞˊ

“servant; slave; a term of self-address used by eunuchs and military officials to the emperor in the Qing dynasty; a contemptible person; a mediocre talent”

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奴

nú·ㄋㄨˊ

slave; servant; a humble self-reference (archaic); a derogatory term for a person; to enslave or control.

才

cái·ㄘㄞˊ

talent; ability; capability; then and only then; just now; only (before a quantity); actually; really