Titles of eunuchs in different dynasties

In fact, in ancient times, eunuchs usually had many kinds of self-descriptions, most of which were masculine.

"Za" is a military term from Shanxi, which is used to address our army. It means "I", "we" and "you and me". Ming dynasty has obvious military characteristics, representing masculinity. Now it is pronounced "za", which is the pronunciation of Anhui dialect. It is widely used in traditional Chinese opera (as everyone knows in Beijing opera), so it has been handed down.

"Man" originally refers to a man, but in the Ming Dynasty eunuchs regarded it as a self-declaration. When we say "we", it is used to address people of different generations, which has been passed down to the present.

Originally, "Ye" could only address people with titles, but eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty popularized this kind of address with obvious political characteristics.

"Cudgel" Whether you believe it or not, many eunuchs call themselves that.