阉割

閹割

yāngē

verb #17,611

Meanings

1 to castrate
2 to emasculate (figurative)

Characters

to castrate; eunuch

to cut; to sever

Examples

古代的太监都经过了阉割。

Gǔdài de tàijiàn dōu jīngguò le yāngē.

Eunuchs in ancient times all underwent castration.

这个版本被阉割了很多内容。

Zhège bǎnběn bèi yāngē le hěnduō nèiróng.

This version had a lot of content cut out.

Tips

usage

阉割 is commonly used figuratively in modern Chinese to describe software, movies, or products that have been stripped of features - 'an emasculated version' (阉割版).

Stroke Order

阉 yān

割 gē