Scholarly family, what does it mean to be a eunuch?

Scholarly family is a Chinese idiom, pronounced as shū xiāng mén dì. In the old days, it pointed to the family of a self-study person, and generally referred to a good family background. In the old days, it referred to families of self-study people, generally referring to a good family background.

The "book fragrance" in "Book Fragrance Family" means that the ancients put a kind of rue in the books to prevent silverfish from biting the books. This kind of grass has a refreshing fragrance. After the book is opened, the fragrance hits people, so it is called "book fragrance".

The meaning of eunuch refers to the descendants of eunuchs. Not all eunuchs in the Pre-Qin and Western Han Dynasties were eunuchs, so eunuchs may also have descendants. Since the Eastern Han Dynasty, they have all been people who have lost their sexual ability after being castrated. Also known as eunuchs, middle officials, internal officials, internal ministers, internal servants, etc. In the Ming Dynasty, elderly eunuchs were also called companions.

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The idiom with the opposite meaning of "scholarly family" is "pengmenpihu"

pengmenpihu péng mén bì hù, An idiom describing a poor family and a simple house. Peng and Pi, both refer to grass. From "Book of Jin" written by Fang Xuanling of the Tang Dynasty: "If both of them act in a careless manner, the talents of Pengmen and Juhu will not be as good as Lu Chen." Interpretation: The two of them are so careless that those talented and talented people who were born in poor families will not be as good as Lu Shen. Is there any reason not to be buried?

"Pengmenpihu" is used in conjunction; as an object; to describe the simple houses where poor people live.

Reference materials: Baidu Encyclopedia - Eunuch

Baidu Encyclopedia - Scholarly Family