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Chinese[edit]
middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark) |
man; person; people | ||
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simp. and trad. (中人) |
中 | 人 | |
anagram | 人中 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
中人
- middleman; go-between; intermediary; mediator
- person of average ability; average person
- 子曰:「中人以上,可以語上也;中人以下,不可以語上也。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Zǐyuē: “Zhōngrén yǐshàng, kěyǐ yù shàng yě; zhōngrén yǐxià, bùkěyǐ yù shàng yě.” [Pinyin]
- The Master said, "To those whose talents are above mediocrity, the highest subjects may be announced. To those who are below mediocrity, the highest subjects may not be announced."
子曰:「中人以上,可以语上也;中人以下,不可以语上也。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- 材能不及中人,非有仲尼、墨翟之賢,陶朱、猗頓之富。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: late 1st century BCE, Jia Yi (賈誼), On the Crimes of Qin (《過秦論》)
- Cái néng bùjí zhōngrén, fēi yǒu Zhòngní, Mò Dí zhī xián, Táo Zhū, Yī Dùn zhī fù. [Pinyin]
- [His] talent and skills were not above those of the average person. He had neither the wisdom paralleling Confucius or Mozi, nor the resources of a Master Tao Zhu or a Yi Dun.
材能不及中人,非有仲尼、墨翟之贤,陶朱、猗顿之富。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Synonyms[edit]
- (middleman):
- 中介 (zhōngjiè) (chiefly mainland China)
- 中間人/中间人 (zhōngjiānrén)
- 九八人 (Hokkien, dated)
- 代理人 (dàilǐrén)
- 仲介 (zhòngjiè) (chiefly Taiwan)
- 伢子 (yázi) (Northeastern Mandarin, Lanyin Mandarin, Jin)
- 市儈/市侩 (shìkuài) (archaic)
- 拍空仔 (Singapore Hokkien)
- 掮客 (qiánkè)
- 牙人 (yárén) (archaic)
- 牙儈/牙侩 (yákuài) (archaic)
- 牙子 (yázi) (archaic)
- 牙郎 (yáláng) (archaic)
- 牽仔/牵仔 (Hokkien)
- 當中人/当中人 (5taon-tson-gnin) (Wu)
- 經紀/经纪 (jīngjì)
- 經紀人/经纪人 (jīngjìrén)
- 說合人/说合人 (sueh4-3 hah5 reng1) (Jin)
Descendants[edit]
Japanese[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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中 | 人 |
ちゅう Grade: 1 |
にん Grade: 1 |
on’yomi |
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- an age category for differentiating entrance fees, for ages higher than 小人 and lower than 大人.
- go-between, mediator
Korean[edit]
Hanja in this term | |
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中 | 人 |
Noun[edit]
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