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阉然

yān rán

2-character word Traditional 閹然

What 阉然 means

1. covertly
2. secretly

The characters in 阉然

• 阉yānto castrate; a castrate; neuter
• 然ráncorrect; right; so

Sounds the same

Read yān rán, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 嫣然beautiful; sweet; engaging

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