寺人

Chinese

		Buddhist temple	man; person; people
trad. (寺人)		寺	人
simp. ^#(寺人)		寺	人

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sìrén

(Zhuyin): ㄙˋ ㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ jan⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: sìrén
  - Zhuyin: ㄙˋ ㄖㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sìhrén
  - Wade–Giles: ssŭ⁴-jên²
  - Yale: sz̀-rén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syhren
  - Palladius: сыжэнь (syžɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi⁶ jan⁴
  - Yale: jih yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ jan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji⁶ yen⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² jɐn²¹/

Noun

寺人

(literary, historical) eunuch of a palace or court; imperial eunuch

Synonyms

內臣／内臣 (nèichén)
太監／太监 (tàijiàn) (Qing Dynasty)
宦官 (huànguān) (chiefly historical)
閹人／阉人 (yānrén) (historical)
閹宦／阉宦 (yānhuàn) (literary, historical)

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