| 阉人 | yān rén | a castrate | |
| 阉割 | yān gē | to castrate; fig. to emasculate | |
| 阉然 | yān rán | covertly; secretly | |
| 阉竖 | yān shù | eunuch (contemptuous appellation) | |
| 阉人歌手 | yān rén gē shǒu | castrato |
| 1 | He was castrated, then the emperor abdicated. | |
| 2 | Please castrate me, I can be healthier like this. | |
| 3 | Do I castrate anyone important. | |
| 4 | Oh! I thought you were asking if I'd spayed the cat. | |
| 5 | I had to hang the one and geld the other. |