Chinese

Alternative forms

• 奄宦

Noun

閹宦

1. (literary, historical) a eunuch of a palace or court; an imperial eunuch

   天下危在旦夕，陛下尚自與閹宦共飲耶！ [MSC, trad.]

   天下危在旦夕，陛下尚自与阉宦共饮耶！ [MSC, simp.]

   From: Romance of the Three Kingdoms

   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!

Synonyms

• 宦官 (huànguān)
• 寺人 (sìrén)
• 太監／太监 (tàijiàn)
• 閹人／阉人 (yānrén)