人民
Appearance
Chinese
[edit]man; person; people | the people; nationality; citizen | ||
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simp. and trad. (人民) |
人 | 民 | |
anagram | 民人 |
Etymology
[edit]Attestable in pre-Qin texts as a term meaning "common people". Modern sense first attested in An English and Chinese dictionary published in 1884 by W. Lobscheid.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard)
- (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): ren2 min2
- (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): жынмин (řɨnmin, I-I)
- Cantonese
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): jan4 man4
- (Taishan, Wiktionary): ngin3 min3
- Gan (Wiktionary): liin4 min4
- Hakka
- Jin (Wiktionary): zeng1 ming1
- Northern Min (KCR): nêng-měng
- Eastern Min (BUC): ìng-mìng
- Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): zing2 ming2
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6zen-min6
- Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): ren2 min2
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: rénmín
- Wade–Giles: jên2-min2
- Yale: rén-mín
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: renmin
- Palladius: жэньминь (žɛnʹminʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʐən³⁵ min³⁵/
- (Chengdu)
- Sichuanese Pinyin: ren2 min2
- Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: rhenmin
- Sinological IPA (key): /zən²¹ min²¹/
- (Dungan)
- Cyrillic and Wiktionary: жынмин (řɨnmin, I-I)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʐəŋ²⁴ miŋ²⁴/
- (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: jan4 man4
- Yale: yàhn màhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: jan4 man4
- Guangdong Romanization: yen4 men4
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɐn²¹ mɐn²¹/
- Homophones:
人文
人民
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: ngin3 min3
- Sinological IPA (key): /ᵑɡin²² ᵐbin²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Gan
- (Nanchang)
- Wiktionary: liin4 min4
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɨn³⁵ min³⁵/
- (Nanchang)
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngìn-mìn
- Hakka Romanization System: nginˇ minˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: ngin2 min2
- Sinological IPA: /ŋin¹¹ min¹¹/
- (Meixian)
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Jin
- (Taiyuan)+
- Wiktionary: zeng1 ming1
- Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡səŋ¹¹ miŋ¹¹/
- (Taiyuan)+
- Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
- Kienning Colloquial Romanized: nêng-měng
- Sinological IPA (key): /neiŋ³³ meiŋ²¹/
- (Jian'ou)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: ìng-mìng
- Sinological IPA (key): /iŋ⁵³⁻³³ miŋ⁵³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Puxian Min
- (Putian, Xianyou)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: zing2 ming2 [Phonetic: zing5 ming2]
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡siŋ¹³⁻²¹ miŋ¹³/
- (Putian, Xianyou)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei, Jinjiang, Philippines)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lîn-bîn
- Tâi-lô: lîn-bîn
- Phofsit Daibuun: linbiin
- IPA (Taipei): /lin²⁴⁻¹¹ bin²⁴/
- IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /lin²⁴⁻²² bin²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jîn-bîn
- Tâi-lô: jîn-bîn
- Phofsit Daibuun: jinbiin
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /zin²³⁻³³ bin²³/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡zin¹³⁻²² bin¹³/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: ring5 ming5 / nang5 ming5
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: jîng mîng / nâng mîng
- Sinological IPA (key): /d͡ziŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ miŋ⁵⁵/, /naŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ miŋ⁵⁵/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei, Jinjiang, Philippines)
- Wu
- Xiang
- (Changsha)
- Wiktionary: ren2 min2
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʐən¹³ min¹³/
- (Changsha)
- Middle Chinese: nyin mjin
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*ni[ŋ] mi[ŋ]/
- (Zhengzhang): /*njin min/
Noun
[edit]人民
- people (collectively, as members of society)
- 熱愛人民/热爱人民 ― rè'ài rénmín ― to love the people
- 人民民主專政/人民民主专政 ― rénmín mínzhǔ zhuānzhèng ― people's democratic dictatorship
- 全過程人民民主/全过程人民民主 ― quán guòchéng rénmín mínzhǔ ― whole-process people's democracy
- 人民生活步步高 ― rénmín shēnghuó bùbùgāo ― the lives of the people improve step by step
- 孟子曰:「諸侯之寶三:土地、人民、政事。寶珠玉者,殃必及身。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE
- Mèngzǐ yuē: “Zhūhóu zhī bǎo sān: tǔdì, rénmín, zhèngshì. Bǎo zhūyù zhě, yāng bì jíshēn.” [Pinyin]
- Mencius said, 'The precious things of a prince are three: the territory, the people, the government and its business. If one value as most precious pearls and jade, calamity is sure to befall him.'
孟子曰:「诸侯之宝三:土地、人民、政事。宝珠玉者,殃必及身。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- humanity; humans (as a collective); humankind; the human race
Usage notes
[edit]人民 (rénmín) can only refer to people collectively, as a unit. To refer to people as individually countable persons, use 人 (rén). To refer to people in an otherwise general sense, use 人們/人们 (rénmen).
Synonyms
[edit]- (people):
- 一般人 (yībānrén)
- 世人 (shìrén)
- 世間人/世间人 (Hokkien)
- 人士 (rénshì) (literary)
- 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 (si3 zing3 nang5) (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)
- 平民 (píngmín)
- 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)
- 烝黎 (zhēnglí) (Classical Chinese)
- 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)
- 黔黎 (archaic)
Derived terms
[edit]- 中國人民解放軍/中国人民解放军 (Zhōngguó Rénmín Jiěfàngjūn)
- 人民代表 (rénmín dàibiǎo)
- 人民內部矛盾/人民内部矛盾 (rénmín nèibù máodùn)
- 人民公社 (rénmín gōngshè)
- 人民共和國/人民共和国 (rénmín gònghéguó)
- 人民團體/人民团体 (rénmín tuántǐ)
- 人民幣/人民币 (rénmínbì)
- 人民性 (rénmínxìng)
- 人民戰爭/人民战争 (rénmín zhànzhēng)
- 人民政府 (rénmín zhèngfǔ)
- 人民檢察院/人民检察院 (rénmín jiǎncháyuàn)
- 人民警察 (rénmín jǐngchá)
- 傷害14億人民感情/伤害14亿人民感情 (shānghài shísì yì rénmín gǎnqíng)
- 傷害中國人民的感情/伤害中国人民的感情 (shānghài Zhōngguó rénmín de gǎnqíng)
- 勞動人民/劳动人民 (láodòng rénmín)
Descendants
[edit]Others:
- → Manchu: ᠨᡳᠶ᠋ᠠᠯᠮᠠ
ᡳᡵᡤᡝᠨ (niyalma irgen) (calque) - → Zhuang: yinzminz
See also
[edit]Japanese
[edit]Kanji in this term | |
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人 | 民 |
じん Grade: 1 |
みん Grade: 4 |
on'yomi |
Etymology
[edit]From Middle Chinese compound 人民 (MC nyin mjin). Compare modern Mandarin 人民 (rénmín), Wu 人民 (6zen-min6), Min Nan 人民 (jîn-bîn).
Formerly pronounced with a consistent 呉音 (goon) reading of ninmin, later changing to a mixed 漢音 (kan'on) / 呉音 (goon) reading of jinmin.[1][2]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Synonyms
[edit]- (people of a nation): 国民 (kokumin)
Derived terms
[edit]Derived terms
- 人民委員 (jinmin iin): commissar (of the former Soviet Union)
- 人民委員会 (jinmin iinkai): commissariat (of the former Soviet Union)
- 人民解放軍 (Jinmin Kaihō Gun): the People's Liberation Army (PLA) (of China)
- 人民憲章 (Jinmin Kenshō): the People's Charter (as established in 1838 in the UK)
- 人民公社 (jinmin kōsha): a people's commune (in China)
- 人民裁判 (jinmin saiban): a people's court
- 人民主義 (jinmin shugi): populism
- 人民主権 (jinmin shuken): popular sovereignty, the idea that sovereignty resides in the people
- 人民戦線 (jinmin sensen): a popular front (as in the name of a group or organization)
- 人民大会堂 (Jinmin Dai Kaidō): the Great Hall of the People (in Beijing)
- 人民投票 (jinmin tōhyō): a national referendum, a vote by the people of a nation
- 人民日報 (Jinmin Nippō): the People's Daily, the state media of Beijing
- 人民服 (jinmin fuku): the “people's clothes” → a Mao suit
- 人民民主主義 (jinmin minshushugi): people's democracy
References
[edit]Korean
[edit]Hanja in this term | |
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人 | 民 |
Noun
[edit]Vietnamese
[edit]chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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人 | 民 |
Noun
[edit]人民
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