Wu Rui (eunuch)

Wu Rui
Chinese name
Chinese吳瑞
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWú Ruì
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese alphabetNgô Thụy
Chữ Hán吳瑞

Wu Rui was a Hainanese eunuch in 15th century Lê dynasty Đại Việt (modern Vietnam) during Emperor Le Thanh Tong's rule at the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long. He was forcibly castrated and enslaved as a young man by the Vietnamese after his ship was blown off course into Vietnam.