寺人

Chinese

		Buddhist temple	man; person; people
trad. (寺人)		寺	人
simp. #(寺人)		寺	人

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sìrén

  (Zhuyin): ㄙˋ ㄖㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ jan⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sìrén
    • Zhuyin: ㄙˋ ㄖㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sìhrén
    • Wade–Giles: ssŭ⁴-jên²
    • Yale: sz̀-rén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syhren
    • Palladius: сыжэнь (syžɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi⁶ jan⁴
    • Yale: jih yàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ jan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji⁶ yen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² jɐn²¹/

Noun

寺人

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

Synonyms

• 內臣／内臣 (nèichén)
• 太監／太监 (tàijiàn) (Qing Dynasty)
• 宦官 (huànguān) (chiefly historical)
• 閹人／阉人 (yānrén) (historical)
• 閹宦／阉宦 (yānhuàn) (literary, historical)