旗人

Chinese

		banner; flag	man; person; people
simp. and trad. (旗人)		旗	人

Etymology

Calque of Manchu ᡤᡡᠰᠠᡳ
ᠨᡳᠶᠠᠯᠮᠠ (gūsai niyalma).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qírén

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˊ ㄖㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kei⁴ jan⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qírén
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ ㄖㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: círén
    • Wade–Giles: chʻi²-jên²
    • Yale: chí-rén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyiren
    • Palladius: цижэнь (cižɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʐən³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kei⁴ jan⁴
    • Yale: kèih yàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kei⁴ jan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: kéi⁴ yen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰei̯²¹ jɐn²¹/

Noun

旗人

1. (historical) banner person (member of any one of the Eight Banners during the Qing dynasty)
2. (historical) Manchu person