阉人 (yān rén) — castrated person, eunuch

Definition

Historical term for a castrated man who served in the imperial palace as a eunuch — the formal, literary equivalent of 太监, used in scholarly and historical writing rather than everyday speech.

noun

castrated personeunuch

Measure word · 个

Examples

阉人。
Gǔ dài gōng tíng zhōng cháng yǒu yān rén fú shì huáng dì.
In ancient palaces, there were often eunuchs serving the emperor.
阉人。
Lì shǐ shàng xǔ duō yān rén zài zhèng zhì zhōng bàn yǎn le zhòng yào jué sè.
Many eunuchs in history played important roles in politics.
阉人。
Zhè běn shū xiáng xì jiè shào le zhōng guó yān rén de shēng huó.
This book details the lives of Chinese eunuchs.

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