閹宦
See also: 阉宦
Chinese
| castrate | an official | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (閹宦) | 閹 | 宦 | |
| simp. (阉宦) | 阉 | 宦 | |
| alternative forms | 奄宦 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): jim1 waan6
- Southern Min
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: yānhuàn
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄢ ㄏㄨㄢˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yanhuàn
- Wade–Giles: yen1-huan4
- Yale: yān-hwàn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ianhuann
- Palladius: яньхуань (janʹxuanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɛn⁵⁵ xu̯än⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jim1 waan6
- Yale: yīm waahn
- Cantonese Pinyin: jim1 waan6
- Guangdong Romanization: yim1 wan6
- Sinological IPA (key): /jiːm⁵⁵ waːn²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iam-hoān
- Tâi-lô: iam-huān
- Phofsit Daibuun: iamhoan
- IPA (Xiamen): /iam⁴⁴⁻²² huan²²/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /iam³³ huan⁴¹/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /iam⁴⁴⁻²² huan²²/
- IPA (Taipei): /iam⁴⁴⁻³³ huan³³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /iam⁴⁴⁻³³ huan³³/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: iam1 huêng6
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: iam huĕng
- Sinological IPA (key): /iam³³⁻²³ hueŋ³⁵/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
閹宦
- (literary, historical) eunuch of a palace or court; imperial eunuch
- 天下危在旦夕，陛下尚自與閹宦共飲耶！ [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
- From: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14th century CE
- Tiānxià wēi zài dànxī, bìxià shàng zì yǔ yānhuàn gòng yǐn yē! [Pinyin]
- The world is crashing down upon us, and yet Your Majesty is enjoying wine with the eunuchs!
天下危在旦夕，陛下尚自与阉宦共饮耶！ [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]