死人

Japanese

Kanji in this term
死	人

Alternative readings

• 死人 (hiragana しびと, romaji shibito)

Noun

死人 (hiragana しにん, romaji shinin)

1. a dead person, a corpse
   • (2003) Hellsing vol. 6, chapter 40 最終的な想像 5 (“Final Fantasy 5”), page 59

     死人が喋るな！

     しにんがしゃべるな！

     Shinin ga shaberu na!

     Speak not you carrion!

Synonyms

• (a dead person): 死者 (ししゃ, shisha)

Derived terms

• 死人に口なし, 死人に口無し (しにんにくちなし, shinin ni kuchi nashi); dead men tell no tales

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Mandarin

simpl. and trad.
死人

Etymology

From 死 ("to die; dead; death") + 人 ("person").

Pronunciation

• (Beijing)

  (Noun) IPA: /sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʐən³⁵/

  (Verb) IPA: /sz̩²¹⁽⁴⁾  ʐən³⁵/

  (Adverb) IPA: /sz̩²¹⁴  ʐən³⁵/, /sz̩¹²  ʐən³⁵/, /z̻z̩¹²  ʐən³⁵/

Noun

死人 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin sǐrén)

1. dead person
   • 街上躺著個死人，這不警察剛到。 / 街上躺着个死人，这不警察刚到。

     A dead person is lying on the road, and the police has just arrived.

2. corpse
3. (colloquial, often jocular) an unpleasant person, bastard, son of a bitch
   • 你這個死人死到哪裡去了，打手機也不接。 / 你这个死人死到哪里去了，打手机也不接。

     Where the hell have you been? Why are you not answering my calls? (said by wife)

Synonyms

• (dead person) sǐzhě 死者
• (corpse) shītǐ 屍體, 尸体

Verb

死人 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin sǐ rén)

1. (of a person) to die
   • 工廠裡又死人啦。 / 工厂里又死人啦。

     Another person has died in the factory.

2. (usually in exaggerations) to make people die, to be dangerous
   • 這樣做會死人的。 / 这样做会死人的。

     Someone might die if you do it this way.

   • 這東西吃了又不會死人，怕什麽。 / 这东西吃了又不会死人，怕什么。

     What are you afraid of? Eating this stuff won't make you die.

Adverb

死人 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin sǐrén)

1. (analysable as 死 ("intensifying adverb") + 人 ("person")) to be ... enough to make people die, an intensifying suffix; an augmented form of "adj. + 人" phrases (usually expressing frustration, discomfort, surprise)
   • 這幫小孩真能氣死人。 / 这帮小孩真能气死人。

     This group of kids is truly a headache.

   • 兒子整天琢磨怎麼追到女朋友，心思根本不在學習上，真愁死人了。 / 儿子整天琢磨怎么追到女朋友，心思根本不在学习上，真愁死人了。

     My son is thinking about ways to pursue a girlfriend all day; his mind is just not on studying at all. It's really worrying for me.