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Chinese
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inside; inner; internal inside; inner; internal; within; interior |
statesman; vassal; courtier statesman; vassal; courtier; minister; official |
| trad. (內臣)
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內
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臣
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| simp. (内臣)
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内
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臣
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Pronunciation
Noun
內臣
- (historical) domestic internal minister
- (historical) internal court official
- (historical) eunuch of a palace or court; imperial eunuch
- (historical) official; functionary
Synonyms
- 太監／太监 (tàijiàn) (Qing Dynasty)
- 宦官 (huànguān) (chiefly historical)
- 寺人 (sìrén) (literary, historical)
- 閹人／阉人 (yānrén) (historical)
- 閹宦／阉宦 (yānhuàn) (literary, historical)
- 做政府工个 (Penang Hokkien)
- 公僕／公仆 (gōngpú)
- 公務員／公务员 (gōngwùyuán)
- 公職人員／公职人员 (gōngzhí rényuán)
- 君子 (jūnzǐ) (Classical Chinese)
- 官僚 (guānliáo)
- 官吏 (guānlì) (chiefly historical)
- 官員／官员 (guānyuán)
- 官宦 (guānhuàn) (chiefly historical)
- 宦官 (huànguān) (chiefly historical)
- 有司 (yǒusī) (archaic)
- 臣僚 (chénliáo) (historical, in a monarchy)
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “internal court official”): 外臣 (wàichén)