內臣

See also: 内臣

Chinese

		inside; inner; internal inside; inner; internal; within; interior	statesman; vassal; courtier statesman; vassal; courtier; minister; official
trad. (內臣)		內	臣
simp. (内臣)		内	臣

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): nèichén

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄟˋ ㄔㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): noi⁶ san⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: nèichén
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄟˋ ㄔㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: nèichén
  - Wade–Giles: nei⁴-chʻên²
  - Yale: nèi-chén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: neychern
  - Palladius: нэйчэнь (nɛjčɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /neɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: noi⁶ san⁴
  - Yale: noih sàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: noi⁶ san⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: noi⁶ sen⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɔːi̯²² sɐn²¹/

Noun

內臣

(historical) domestic internal minister
(historical) internal court official
(historical) eunuch of a palace or court; imperial eunuch
(historical) official; functionary

Synonyms

(eunuch of a palace):

太監／太监 (tàijiàn) (Qing Dynasty)
宦官 (huànguān) (chiefly historical)
寺人 (sìrén) (literary, historical)
閹人／阉人 (yānrén) (historical)
閹宦／阉宦 (yānhuàn) (literary, historical)

(official):

公僕／公仆 (gōngpú)
公務員／公务员 (gōngwùyuán)
君子 (jūnzǐ) (Classical Chinese)
官僚 (guānliáo)
官吏 (guānlì) (chiefly historical)
官員／官员 (guānyuán)
官宦 (guānhuàn) (chiefly historical)
宦官 (huànguān) (chiefly historical)
有司 (yǒusī) (archaic)
臣僚 (chénliáo) (historical, in a monarchy)

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “internal court official”): 外臣 (wàichén)

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