一切經音義 42.60

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42.60

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').

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese