人情世事

Chinese

		human sentiment; natural human feelings; inherent goodness of human nature	secular affairs; worldly affairs
trad. (人情世事)		人情	世事
simp. #(人情世事)		人情	世事

Pronunciation

• Eastern Min (BUC): ìng-cìng-*sié-sê̤ṳ
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): lîn-chêng-sè-sū / jîn-chêng-sè-sū

  (Teochew, Peng'im): nang⁵ cêng⁵ si³ se⁷

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• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: ìng-cìng-*sié-sê̤ṳ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /iŋ⁵³⁻³³ ^(t͡s-)ʒiŋ⁵³⁽⁻²¹⁾ sie²¹³⁻⁵³ ^(s-)løy²⁴²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lîn-chêng-sè-sū
    • Tâi-lô: lîn-tsîng-sè-sū
    • Phofsit Daibuun: linzengseasu
    • IPA (Xiamen): /lin²⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² se²¹⁻⁵³ su²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /lin²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ se¹¹⁻⁵³ su³³/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jîn-chêng-sè-sū
    • Tâi-lô: jîn-tsîng-sè-sū
    • Phofsit Daibuun: jinzengseasu
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /zin²³⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ²³⁻³³ se²¹⁻⁴¹ su³³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: nang⁵ cêng⁵ si³ se⁷
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: nâng tshêng sì sṳ̄
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /naŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰeŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ si²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sɯ¹¹/

Noun

人情世事

1. (Xinzhou Jin, Eastern Min, Southern Min) the ways of the world; traditional code of conduct; worldly wisdom

   • 人情世事已經看透透　有啥人比你卡重要 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     人情世事已经看透透　有啥人比你卡重要 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 2001, 江蕙 [Jody Chiang], 家後

     -lîn-chêng-sè-sū í-keng khòaⁿ thàu-thàu, ū siáⁿ-lâng pí lí khah tiōng-iàu [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     I've seen the ways of the world thoroughly. Who is more important than you?

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 人情世故 (“worldly wisdom”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		人情世故
Mandarin	Taiwan	人情世故
	Yangzhou	人情世故, 人情世務
Cantonese	Hong Kong	人情世故
Hakka	Yudu	人情世務
Jin	Xinzhou	人情世事
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	人情世事
Southern Min	Xiamen	人情世事
	Tainan	人情世事
	Jieyang	儂情世事
Wu	Danyang	人情世故