一切經音義 76.455

76.455

閹身（於撿反說文閹豎宮中閹昏閉門者也謂精氣閉藏也主閉門戶故曰閹也）。

Castrate the body 閹身 (the upper has the fanqie yu-jian [ʔiɛm]; the Shuowen jiezi says: “閹豎 refers to those in the palace who close the doors at dusk.” It means that the vital semen is secluded and locked away; since they oversee the closing of palace doors, they are called eunuchs [閹]).