一切經音義 42.60

42.60

閹人（於儉反說文閹竪宮中閹昬閉門者也周禮閹十人鄭玄云閹精氣閉藏者今謂之宦人也主閉戶門故曰閹）。

閹人 (Eunuch: Pronounced with the fanqie 於儉. The Shuowen says: '閹 refers to palace gatekeepers who close the doors at dusk.' The Rites of Zhou says: 'There are ten eunuchs.' Zheng Xuan says: '閹 refers to those whose seminal essence is closed and contained. Today they are called eunuchs (宦人). Because they are in charge of closing doors and gates, they are called 閹').