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): ㄧㄢㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jim¹ jan⁴
Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): iam¹ ring⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yānrén
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢㄖㄣˊ
  - 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/
Southern Min
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: iam¹ ring⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: iam jîng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /iam³³⁻²³ d͡ziŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

閹人

(sometimes derogatory) castrated person; castrate
(historical) eunuch of a palace or court; imperial eunuch
- 1912, Articles of Favourable Treatment of the Great Qing Emperor after His Abdication
  以前宮內所用各項執事人員，可照常留用，惟以後不得再招閹人。 [MSC, trad.]
  以前宫内所用各项执事人员，可照常留用，惟以后不得再招阉人。 [MSC, simp.]
  Yǐqián gōng nèi suǒ yòng gèxiàng zhíshì rényuán, kě zhàocháng liú yòng, wéi yǐhòu bùdé zài zhāo yānrén. [Pinyin]
  All servants and personnel formerly in the imperial palace may be retained, provided that no eunuch shall be recruited.

Synonyms

(eunuch):

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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