tái
儓
ancient servant; platform; stage
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
servant in an ancient government office; runner
archaicArchaic term referring to low-ranking servants, messengers, or runners (台隶 táilì) in yamen (government offices) during imperial times. This specific sense is now rare and mostly appears in historical texts.
Gǔ古
dài代
guān官
shǔ署
zhōng中
de的
tái台
lì隶
fù负
zé责
chuán传
dá达
gōng公
wén文
。
The servant-runners in ancient government offices were responsible for delivering official documents.
Tā他
suī虽
shēn身
wéi为
tái台
lì隶
，
què却
xīn心
huái怀
dà大
zhì志
。
Though he was a lowly servant, he harbored great ambitions.
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Zhè这
xiē些
tái台
pú仆
měi每
rì日
zài在
yá衙
men门
pǎo跑
tuǐ腿
bàn办
shì事
。
These servant-boys ran errands daily in the yamen.