| Component |
Pinyin |
Meanings |
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| 人 |
rén |
1. man; person; people |
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人類 (rénlèi) - humans |
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那 人 是 誰？ (Nà rén shì shéi?) - Who is that person? |
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嗰個 人jan4-2 係 邊個 嚟 㗎？ - Who is that person? |
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有人 敲門 了。 (Yǒurén qiāomén le.) - Someone knocked on the door. |
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2. a person associated with a particular identity or trait; -er |
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主持人 (zhǔchírén) - host |
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北京人 (Běijīngrén) - Beijinger |
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香港人 - Hongkonger |
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3. body |
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人 在 心 不 在 (rén zài xīn bù zài) - the body is here but the heart is not |
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這 兩 天 人 不大 舒服。 (Zhè liǎng tiān rén bùdà shūfú.) - I lit. the body haven't been feeling that well these few days. |
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今天 上午 你 人 在 哪？ (Jīntiān shàngwǔ nǐ rén zài nǎ?) - Where have you been this morning? |
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4. everybody; everyone |
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人手.一冊 (rénshǒu yīcè) - It's a bestseller. (lit. Everyone has a copy.) |
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人所共知 (rénsuǒgòngzhī) - common knowledge |
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5. other people; others |
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人云.亦云 (rényún yìyún) - to follow the crowd (lit. to say what others say) |
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害人害己 (hàirénhàijǐ) - to harm others and onself |
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6. physical, psychological or moral quality or condition; character; personality |
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就我所知，他 人 不錯。 (Jiùwǒsuǒzhī, tā rén bùcuò.) - As far as I know, he is kind (lit. his personality is not bad). |
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我 不 知道 他 是 什麼 人。 (Wǒ bù zhīdào tā shì shénme rén.) - I don't know what kind of person he is. |
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佢 到底 係 咩 人 嚟㗎？ - Exactly what kind of person is he? |
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7. manpower; worker; employee |
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我們 公司 正 缺 人。 (Wǒmen gōngsī zhèng quē rén.) - Our company is short on manpower right now. |
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8. talent; person of talent |
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9. (obsolete) common people; commoner |
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10. adult; grown-up |
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長zhǎng大 成人 (zhǎngdà chéng'rén) - to grow up to be an adult |
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11. (Cantonese) (used as a dummy pronoun); someone; others |
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12. (Zhao'an Hakka) pluralizes a personal pronoun |
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?人、你人、佢人 (ngài ngìn, ngì ngìn, kì ngìn) - we, you all, they |
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13. (obsolete) sexual intercourse |
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人道 (réndào) - sexual intercourse |
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人事 (rénshì) - sexual intercourse |
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14. (obsolete) company; companion; friend |
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15. artificial; man-made |
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人禍 (rénhuò) - human disaster |
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16. (obsolete) human affairs; ways of the world |
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17. (obsolete) mortal world; earthly word |
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18. (obsolete) Alternative form of sc=Hani, 仁 (kernel, tr=rén) |
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19. (obsolete) Alternative form of sc=Hani, 仁 (charity, tr=rén) |
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20. (obsolete) Alternative form of sc=Hani, 仁 (loving; kind, tr=rén) |
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21. (Beijing) Lenition of rénjia. |
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別 磨蹭ceng 啦，人 在zǎi 外頭tou 等 著着zhe 我們 呢！ (Bié móceng la, rén zǎi wàitou děng zhe wǒmen ne!) - Stop dilly-dallying. He/She/They is/are waiting for us outside!, M-UIB |
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哎呀，人 孩子zi 考上shang 哈佛 大學 啦，多 出息xi 呀！ (Āiya, rén háizi kǎoshang Hāfó Dàxué la, duō chūxi ya!) - Geez, his/her/their kid got into Harvard University. How promising!, M-UIB |
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人 別人ren 都 不 吱zī聲sheng兒r，就 他 把 這zhèi 事兒r 給 說 出chu來lai 了。 - , M-UIB, Rén biéren dōu bù zīshengr, jiù tā bǎ zhèi shìr gěi shuō chulai le. |
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22. (Taishanese) paternal grandmother |
王 |
wáng |
1. king; monarch | |
國王 - king (of a nation) |
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周 成 王 - King Cheng of Zhou |
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這 位 男孩 被 擁立 為wéi 王。 - The boy was proclaimed king. |
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2. duke; prince |
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王侯 - nobles; aristocrats, lit=princes and marquises |
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親王 - prince |
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秦 王 李 世-民 - Li Shimin, the Prince of Qin |
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3. best or strongest of its kind |
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拳王 - boxing champion |
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百獸 之 王 是 獅子 還是 老虎？ - Is the lion or the tiger the king of beasts? |
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4. chief; head; ringleader |
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擒賊先擒王 - to defeat the enemy, first catch their chief |
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5. (chess) king |
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6. (graph theory) king (a vertex in a directed graph which can reach every other vertex via a path with a length of at most 2) |
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任意 競賽圖 都 有 一 個 王。 - In every tournament there exists a king. |
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Wang; Wong; Ong; Heng |
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王 勃 - Wang Bo (Tang dynasty poet) |
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王 延-政 - Wang Yanzheng (Emperor of Min) |
