yān
rén

common
historical

Meaning of 阉人

阉人 means eunuch; castrated man; palace eunuch. Pronounced yān rén.

  • eunuch; castrated man; palace eunuch

Definitions & Examples

Zài
dài
Zhōng
guó
 
yān
rén
cháng
zài
gōng
zhōng
shì
fèng
huáng
 

In ancient China, eunuchs often served the emperor in the palace.

Zhè
wèi
shǐ
xué
jiā
zhuān
mén
yán
jiū
Míng
Qīng
shí
de
yān
rén
zhì
 

This historian specializes in studying the eunuch system of the Ming and Qing periods.

Yān
rén
zài
mǒu
xiē
dài
wén
míng
zhōng
bèi
shì
wéi
kào
de
gōng
tíng
shì
cóng
 

Castrated men were regarded as reliable court attendants in some ancient civilizations.

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