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Chinese
Pronunciation
Noun
閹人
- (sometimes derogatory) castrated person; castrate
- (historical) eunuch of a palace or court; imperial eunuch
1912, 淸室優待條件 [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.
- All servants and personnel formerly in the imperial palace may be retained, provided that no eunuch shall be recruited.
Synonyms
- 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)