eunuch

[USA]/'juːnək/
[Iso-Britannia]/'jʊnək/
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Pluraleunuchs

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historical eunuchs in ancient China

historialliset eunukit muinaisessa Kiinassa

the eunuch served the royal court

eunukki palveli kuninkaallista hovia

castrated eunuchs were common in certain societies

kastraatoidut eunukit olivat yleisiä joissakin yhteiskunnissa

the eunuch's duties included guarding the harem

eunukin tehtäviin kuului harémin vartiointi

the emperor trusted his eunuchs with important tasks

keisari luotti eunukkeihinsa tärkeissä tehtävissä

eunuchs were often influential in imperial politics

eunukit olivat usein vaikutusvaltaisia keisarihallinnon politiikassa

the eunuch's loyalty was unquestionable

eunukin uskollisuus oli kyseenalaton

the eunuch's castration was a brutal procedure

eunukin kastraatio oli julma toimenpide

eunuchs were sometimes used as spies

eunukkeja käytettiin joskus vakkaana

the eunuch's attire was distinct from other court officials

eunukin vaatetus erottui muista hovivirkailijoista

Reaali­elämän esimerkit

So that the eunuch faction could all have rockin mansions complete with swimming pools and Alexis.

Lähde: Interesting History

1,900 years ago, a eunuch called Cai Lun improved the paper-making process.

Lähde: Hello, China.

" No, Khaleesi, " Irri murmured, " it is your eunuch Grey Worm and the bald men. Will you see them" ?

Lähde: A Dance with Dragons: The Song of Ice and Fire (Bilingual Chinese-English)

A line appeared on Cersei's pale white brow, between those lovely eyes. " You put too much trust in that eunuch" .

Lähde: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings (Bilingual Edition)

600 years ago Zheng He, a famous eunuch of the Ming Dynasty, traveled to Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean seven times.

Lähde: Hello, China.

She also mentored a eunuch who went on to become a hugely important general- Mentoring a eunuch sounds like a euphemism, but it’s not.

Lähde: World History Crash Course

Fenring was one of the might-have-beens, an almost-Kwisatz Haderach, crippled by a flaw in the genetic pattern—a eunuch, his talent concentrated into furtiveness and inner seclusion.

Lähde: "Dune" audiobook

The Asian cult of the Magna mater imported towards the end of the second Punic war in 205 BC included the self-castrated eunuch priests of their self-castrated god Attis. Ouch.

Lähde: The rise and fall of superpowers.

So long as the shuffle of love and pain went on within proper walls Mrs. Speers could view it with as much detachment and humor as a eunuch.

Lähde: The Night is Gentle (Part Two)

I should have listened more attentively to these words, and, thus having been " made a eunuch for the Kingdom of Heaven's sake, " 45 I would have with greater happiness expected thy embraces.

Lähde: Volume Two of the Confessions

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