CASTRATE  宮刑宮

MUTILATE so as to CUT off MALE GENITALS.
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Hypernym
  • MUTILATECUT OFF PARTS of the BODY of a HUMAN OR ANIMAL.
    • CUTDISPLACE a SHARP INSTRUMENT INTO a THING.
See also
  • EUNUCHCASTRATED MALE OFFICIAL GOVERNING A HAREM.
    Old Chinese Criteria
    1. Gōng 宮 is the standard word referring to castration.

    2. Gōng bì 宮辟 refers specifically to castration as punishment.

    黄金貴：古漢語同義詞辨釋詞典
    HUANG JINGUI 2006

    HUMAN AFFAIRS 42.

    椓，以擊打的方法來破壞人的生殖器官，最早的宮刑。

    宮，對男性割除外生殖器官、對婦女加以幽閉的刑罰。

    閹，宮而非刑，男子自願去除外生殖器官，使其失去性能力，而後在宮廷內侍奉帝王及其家屬。

    豶，去除公豬的外生殖器官，喻指人的閹割。

    ANIMALS 42.

    閹豬渾稱 “ 豶 ” 。可供祭祀之肥壯者稱 “ 豚 ” ， “ 豚 ” 常作閹豬通稱。

    閹馬，早期稱 “ 騬 ” ，後稱 “ 騸 ” 。

    閹牛早期稱 “ 犗 ” ，後多稱 “ 犍 ” 。

    閹羊，渾稱為 “ 羠 ” ，其黑色者稱 “ 羯 ” 。

    閣雞稱 “ 驐 ” ，江南方言詞。

    Modern Chinese Criteria
    宮刑

    閹割

    去勢

    閹

    劁

    驐

    騸

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    Words

    宮刑  gōng xíng MC: kjuwng heng OC: kuŋ ɡeeŋCH 7 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nabpassivecastration; (be exposed to) suffering castrationCH
    • vtoNunmarked reflexivehave oneself castrated; get castratedCH
    宮  gōng OC: kuŋ MC: kuŋ 4 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nabactcastration for men and isolated detention for women
    • vtoNto castrate
    • vtoNreflexive.自castrate (oneself)
    腐  fǔ OC: boʔ MC: bi̯o 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nabactcastration
    • vadNpunishable by castration
    豶  fén OC: bɯn MC: bi̯un 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNcut off testicles, castrate
    • vtoNreflexive.自castrate (oneself)
    刑  xíng OC: ɡeeŋ MC: ɦeŋ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNcastrate 自刑
    • vtoNreflexive.自castrate (oneself)
    椓  Click here to add pinyin OC:  MC: 1 Attribution

    zhuó

      Syntactic words
    • nabactcastration, also castration of women
    奄  yǎn OC: qromʔ MC: ʔiɛm
    閹  yān OC: qrom MC: ʔiɛm 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nabactcastration
    • vtoNcastrate
    宦  huàn OC: ɢʷraans MC: ɦɣan 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNcausativemake into a eunuch
    犗  jiè OC: kraads MC: kɣɛi 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNcastrate
    刑餘  xíng yú OC: ɡeeŋ la MC: ɦeŋ ji̯ɤ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPadNcastrated
    宮辟  gōng pì OC: kuŋ pheɡ MC: kuŋ phiɛk 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nSHU: castration
    • NPabactcastration
    淨身  jìng shēn OC: skhreeŋ qhjin MC: dziɛŋ ɕin 0 Attributions

    jìng shēn

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNmodern term, vt: castrate is a modern term which does not denote a punishment

    Existing SW for

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