閹人

See also: 阉人

Chinese

		castrate	man; person; people
trad. (閹人)		閹	人
simp. (阉人)		阉	人
alternative forms		奄人

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yānrén

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢ ㄖㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jim¹ jan⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yānrén
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄢ ㄖㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yanrén
    • Wade–Giles: yen¹-jên²
    • Yale: yān-rén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ianren
    • Palladius: яньжэнь (janʹžɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jim¹ jan⁴
    • Yale: yīm yàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jim¹ jan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yim¹ yen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːm⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

Noun

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1. castrated person; castrate
2. (historical) eunuch of a palace or court; imperial eunuch

Synonyms

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• 內臣／内臣 (nèichén)
• 太監／太监 (tàijiàn) (Qing Dynasty)
• 宦官 (huànguān) (chiefly historical)
• 寺人 (sìrén) (literary, historical)
• 閹宦／阉宦 (yānhuàn) (literary, historical)

 

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