下人

Chinese

		under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter	man; person; people
simp. and trad. (下人)		下	人

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiàrén

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄖㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): haa⁶ jan⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiàrén
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄖㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siàrén
    • Wade–Giles: hsia⁴-jên²
    • Yale: syà-rén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiahren
    • Palladius: сяжэнь (sjažɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: haa⁶ jan⁴
    • Yale: hah yàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: haa⁶ jan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ha⁶ yen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /haː²² jɐn²¹/

Noun

下人

1. servant; domestic servant

Usage notes

• Generally used in historical contexts, this word is offensive if used to describe a person today.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
下	人
しも Grade: 1	ひと > うど Grade: 1
kun'yomi	irregular

Kanji in this term
下	人
しも Grade: 1	ひと > びと Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Kanji in this term
下	人
げ Grade: 1	にん Grade: 1
goon

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) げにん [gèníń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɡe̞ɲ̟ĩɴ]

Noun

下(げ)人(にん) or 下(しも)人(びと) or 下(しも)人(うど) • (genin or shimobito or shimōdo) 

1. a low-born person
2. a servant (one who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation)

See also

• 下(げ)男(なん) (genan)
• 下(げ)女(じょ) (gejo)

Korean

Hanja in this term
下	人

Noun

下人 • (hain) (hangeul 하인)

1. hanja form^? of 하인 (“servant”)