內臣

See also: 内臣

Chinese

		inside; inner; internal inside; inner; internal; within; interior	statesman; vassal; courtier statesman; vassal; courtier; minister; official
trad. (內臣)		內	臣
simp. (内臣)		内	臣

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): nèichén

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄟˋ ㄔㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): noi⁶ san⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: nèichén
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄟˋ ㄔㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nèichén
    • Wade–Giles: nei⁴-chʻên²
    • Yale: nèi-chén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: neychern
    • Palladius: нэйчэнь (nɛjčɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /neɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: noi⁶ san⁴
    • Yale: noih sàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: noi⁶ san⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: noi⁶ sen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɔːi̯²² sɐn²¹/

Noun

內臣

1. (historical) domestic internal minister
2. (historical) internal court official
3. (historical) eunuch of a palace or court; imperial eunuch
4. (historical) official; functionary

Synonyms

• (eunuch of a palace):

• 太監／太监 (tàijiàn) (Qing Dynasty)
• 宦官 (huànguān) (chiefly historical)
• 寺人 (sìrén) (literary, historical)
• 閹人／阉人 (yānrén) (historical)
• 閹宦／阉宦 (yānhuàn) (literary, historical)

 

• (official):

• 公僕／公仆 (gōngpú)
• 公務員／公务员 (gōngwùyuán)
• 公職人員／公职人员 (gōngzhí rényuán)
• 君子 (jūnzǐ) (Classical Chinese)
• 官僚 (guānliáo)
• 官吏 (guānlì) (chiefly historical)
• 官員／官员 (guānyuán)
• 官宦 (guānhuàn) (chiefly historical)
• 宦官 (huànguān) (chiefly historical)
• 有司 (yǒusī) (archaic)
• 臣僚 (chénliáo) (historical, in a monarchy)

 

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “internal court official”): 外臣 (wàichén)