奴才

núcái
  1. (derogatory) lackey; minion; bootlicker
  2. (historical, humble) Used by court eunuchs and officials during the Qing dynasty when addressing the emperor, as a term of self-reference: I, the servant
  3. Used by court eunuchs and officials during the Qing dynasty when addressing the emperor, as a term of self-reference: I, the servant
  4. lackey; minion; bootlicker
  5. slave; servant; flunkey

Wiktionary

Homographs

奴才 núcai
  1. slave
  2. fig. flunkey

Entry Composition

1 奴 nú slave
=2 才 cái
  1. ability; talent
  2. sb of a certain type
  3. a capable individual
  4. then and only then
  5. just now
  6. (before an expression of quantity) only
=2 才 cái
  1. (variant of 才 cái) just now
  2. (variant of 才 cái) (before an expression of quantity) only