宦 waan⁶ {huàn}

1. imperial official
2. court eunuch

宦 waan⁶ {Huàn}

surname Huan

宦官 waan⁶ gun¹ {huàn guān}

1. eunuch
2. functionary

宦海 waan⁶ hoi² {huàn hǎi}

1. officialdom
2. bureaucracy

宦騎〔-骑〕 waan⁶ ke⁴ {huàn qí}

1. horse guard
2. imperial cavalry guard (of officials or eunuchs)

宦門〔-门〕 waan⁶ mun⁴ {huàn mén}

1. family of officials
2. family with connections to the bureaucracy (i.e. the middle classes in imperial China)

宦海風波〔--风-〕 waan⁶ hoi² fung¹ bo¹ {huàn hǎi fēng bō}

1. lit. raging sea of bureaucracy
2. officials causing a big fuss