太保

Tàibǎo
Taibao or Taipao city in Chiayi County 嘉义县 Jiāyì Xiàn, west Taiwan

CEDICT

Homographs

太保 tàibǎo
  1. a very high official in ancient China
  2. juvenile delinquents

Entry Composition

=1 太 tài
  1. highest
  2. greatest
  3. too (much)
  4. very
  5. extremely
=1 太 tā
  1. (Korean Classical Chinese) soybean
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) only used in 太末
  3. only used in 太末
  4. soybean
2 保 bǎo
  1. to defend; to protect; to keep
  2. to guarantee; to ensure
  3. (old) civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲 bǎojiǎ system

Containing this entry

太保市 Tàibǎo Shì Taibao or Taipao City in Chiayi County 嘉义县 Jiāyì Xiàn, west Taiwan
十三太保 shísāntàibǎo