宦官

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Chinese

		an official	official; government; organ of body
simp. and trad. (宦官)		宦	官
anagram		官宦

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): huànguān

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): waan⁶ gun¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): fon-kôn
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hoān-koaⁿ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: huànguān
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: huànguan
  - Wade–Giles: huan⁴-kuan¹
  - Yale: hwàn-gwān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huannguan
  - Palladius: хуаньгуань (xuanʹguanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯än⁵¹ ku̯än⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: waan⁶ gun¹
  - Yale: waahn gūn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: waan⁶ gun¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: wan⁶ gun¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /waːn²² kuːn⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fon-kôn
  - Hakka Romanization System: fon gon^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: fon⁴ gon¹
  - Sinological IPA: /fon⁵⁵ kon²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoān-koaⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: huān-kuann
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hoaxnkvoaf
  - IPA (Xiamen): /huan²²⁻²¹ kuã⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /huan⁴¹⁻²² kuã³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /huan²²⁻²¹ kuã⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /huan³³⁻¹¹ kuã⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /huan³³⁻²¹ kuã⁴⁴/

Noun

宦官

(chiefly historical) eunuch of a palace or court; imperial eunuch
(chiefly historical) official; functionary

Synonyms

(eunuch of a palace):

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

(official):

內臣／内臣 (nèichén) (historical)
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)
有司 (yǒusī) (archaic)
臣僚 (chénliáo) (historical, in a monarchy)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
宦	官
かん Hyōgai	かん > がん Grade: 4
on'yomi

Noun

宦(かん)官(がん) • (kangan)

eunuch

Korean

Hanja in this term
宦	官

Noun

宦官 • (hwan'gwan) (hangeul 환관)

hanja form^? of 환관 (“eunuch”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
宦	官

Noun

宦官

chữ Hán form of hoạn quan (“eunuch”).

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