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阉割

yān gē

2-character word Traditional 閹割

What 阉割 means

1. to castrate
2. fig. to emasculate

The characters in 阉割

• 阉yānto castrate; a castrate; neuter
• 割gēto cut; to cut apart

Example sentences

• 虽然公山羊羔经常因为无法产奶而被淘汰，但有时它们会被阉割，并作为「阉羊」留在羊群中。这种脖子上挂着铃铛的「领头羊」通常是羊群的领袖。
  Although the male goat kids are often culled because they will never produce milk, they are sometimes castrated instead and allowed to remain in the herd as a "wether". With a bell around its neck, such a "bellwether" is usually the leader for the rest of the herd.