平民

Chinese

		flat; level; equal flat; level; equal; to make the same score; to tie; to draw; calm; peaceful	the people; nationality; citizen
simp. and trad. (平民)		平	民

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): píngmín

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ping⁴ man⁴

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): pen³ min³

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): phìn-mìn
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pêng-bîn

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: píngmín
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: píngmín
    • Wade–Giles: pʻing²-min²
    • Yale: píng-mín
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pyngmin
    • Palladius: пинминь (pinminʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰiŋ³⁵ min³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: ping⁴ man⁴
    • Yale: pìhng màhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ping⁴ man⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ping⁴ men⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɪŋ²¹ mɐn²¹/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 平民 駢文／骈文

  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: pen³ min³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰen²² ᵐbin²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: phìn-mìn
    • Hakka Romanization System: pinˇ minˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: pin² min²
    • Sinological IPA: /pʰin¹¹ min¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pêng-bîn
    • Tâi-lô: pîng-bîn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pengbiin
    • IPA (Xiamen): /piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² bin²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² bin²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /piɪŋ¹³⁻²² bin¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /piɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ bin²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /piɪŋ²³⁻³³ bin²³/

Etymology 1

Noun

平民

1. ordinary people; commoner; plebeian; civilian; everyday person; person of humble birth

   平民英雄  ―  píngmín yīngxióng  ―  everyday hero

   平民出身  ―  píngmín chūshēn  ―  to be of humble birth

Synonyms

• 一般人 (yībānrén)
• 世人 (shìrén)
• 世間人／世间人 (Hokkien)
• 人士 (rénshì) (literary)
• 人民 (rénmín)
• 人群 (rénqún)
• 人萌 (rénméng) (literary)
• 俗人 (súrén)
• 俗子 (súzǐ) (literary)
• 𫣆人 (Hakka)
• 兆民 (zhàomín) (archaic)
• 公眾／公众 (gōngzhòng)
• 凡人 (fánrén)
• 凡夫 (fánfū) (literary)
• 匹夫 (pǐfū) (literary)
• 四眾人／四众人 (Teochew)
• 士人 (shìrén) (archaic)
• 大眾／大众 (dàzhòng)
• 子民 (zǐmín) (historical)
• 家人 (jiārén) (archaic)
• 布衣 (bùyī) (historical)
• 常人 (chángrén)
• 平人 (píngrén) (literary)
• 平常人 (píngchángrén)
• 庶人 (shùrén) (literary)
• 庶民 (shùmín) (literary)
• 斯人 (sīrén) (Classical Chinese)
• 普通人 (pǔtōngrén)
• 民人 (mínrén) (literary)
• 民眾／民众 (mínzhòng)
• 烝民 (zhēngmín) (literary)
• 白衣 (báiyī) (historical)
• 白衣人 (báiyīrén) (historical)
• 白身 (báishēn) (archaic)
• 白身人 (báishēnrén) (archaic)
• 百姓
• 眾人／众人 (zhòngrén) (literary)
• 萬姓／万姓 (wànxìng) (archaic)
• 群眾／群众 (qúnzhòng)
• 老百姓 (lǎobǎixìng)
• 良人 (liángrén) (literary)
• 草民 (cǎomín) (the worthless ordinary people)
• 草菅 (cǎojiān) (Classical Chinese, figurative)
• 草野 (cǎoyě) (literary, figurative)
• 萌 (literary)
• 野人 (yěrén) (archaic)
• 黎庶 (líshù) (literary)
• 黎民 (límín) (literary)
• 黎首 (líshǒu) (archaic)
• 黔首 (qiánshǒu) (archaic)

 

Derived terms

• 平民主義／平民主义 (píngmínzhǔyì)
• 平民政治
• 平民教育 (píngmín jiàoyù)
• 平民百姓

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (平民):

• → Japanese: 平民(へいみん) (heimin)
• → Korean: 평민(平民) (pyeongmin)
• → Vietnamese: bình dân (平民)

See also

• 公民 (gōngmín)
• 國民／国民 (guómín)
• 居民 (jūmín)
• 難民／难民 (nànmín)
• 市民 (shìmín)
• 移民 (yímín)

Etymology 2

Verb

平民

1. (Classical) to govern the people

Japanese

Kanji in this term
平	民
へい Grade: 3	みん Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [he̞ːmʲĩɴ]

Noun

平(へい)民(みん) • (heimin) 

1. commoner, plebeian

Korean

Hanja in this term
平	民

Noun

平民 • (pyeongmin) (hangeul 평민)

1. Hanja form^? of 평민 (“commoner”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
平	民

Noun

平民

1. chữ Hán form of bình dân (“common people”).

Adjective

平民

1. chữ Hán form of bình dân (“belonging to, or of the level of the common people; catering for the ordinary people”).