閹人

See also: 阉人

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yānrén

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄢㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jim¹ jan⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yānrén
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢㄖㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ianren
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jim¹ jan⁴
  - Yale: yīm yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jim¹ jan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yim¹ yen⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /jiːm⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

Noun

閹人

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

Synonyms

(eunuch): 宦官 (huànguān), 寺人 (sìrén), 太監／太监 (tàijiàn), 閹宦／阉宦 (yānhuàn)

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