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Hanzi

閹 / 阉

Traditional
閹
Simplified
阉

to castrate/a castrate/neuter

Hanzi

Pinyin

yān

Bopomofo

ㄧㄢ

Jyutping

jim1

Example sentences

閹 / 阉 yān
在古代，有些統治者會將俘虜閹掉，這種做法十分殘酷。
在古代，有些统治者会将俘虏阉掉，这种做法十分残酷。

In ancient times, some rulers forcibly castrated prisoners, and the practice was extremely cruel.

Example Vocabulary

閹割

yan1'ge1

閹人

yan1'ren2

閹

yan1

to castrate; to geld

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