閹宦

See also: 阉宦

Chinese

		castrate	an official
trad. (閹宦)		閹	宦
simp. (阉宦)		阉	宦
alternative forms		奄宦

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yānhuàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢ ㄏㄨㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jim¹ waan⁶
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): iam-hoān

  (Teochew, Peng'im): iam¹ huêng⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yānhuàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄢ ㄏㄨㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yanhuàn
    • Wade–Giles: yen¹-huan⁴
    • Yale: yān-hwàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ianhuann
    • Palladius: яньхуань (janʹxuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn⁵⁵ xu̯än⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jim¹ waan⁶
    • Yale: yīm waahn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jim¹ waan⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yim¹ wan⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːm⁵⁵ waːn²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iam-hoān
    • Tâi-lô: iam-huān
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iamhoan
    • IPA (Xiamen): /iam⁴⁴⁻²² huan²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /iam³³ huan⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /iam⁴⁴⁻²² huan²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /iam⁴⁴⁻³³ huan³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /iam⁴⁴⁻³³ huan³³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: iam¹ huêng⁶
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: iam huĕng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /iam³³⁻²³ hueŋ³⁵/

Noun

閹宦

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

   • 天下危在旦夕，陛下尚自與閹宦共飲耶！ [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     天下危在旦夕，陛下尚自与阉宦共饮耶！ [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14^th century CE

     Tiānxià wēi zài dànxī, bìxià shàng zì yǔ yānhuàn gòng yǐn yē! [Pinyin]

     The world is crashing down upon us, and yet Your Majesty is enjoying wine with the eunuchs!

Synonyms

• 內臣／内臣 (nèichén)
• 太監／太监 (tàijiàn) (Qing Dynasty)
• 宦官 (huànguān) (chiefly historical)
• 寺人 (sìrén) (literary, historical)
• 閹人／阉人 (yānrén) (historical)