未成年

Chinese

		not yet; 8th earthly branch; 1–3 p.m.	to become an adult; to grow up; to come of age to become an adult; to grow up; to come of age; all year; for the whole year
simp. and trad. (未成年)		未	成年

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wèichéngnián

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mei⁶ sing⁴ nin⁴
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): bī-sêng-liân

  (Teochew, Peng'im): bhuê⁷ sêng⁵ ni⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wèichéngnián
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wèichéngnián
    • Wade–Giles: wei⁴-chʻêng²-nien²
    • Yale: wèi-chéng-nyán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weycherngnian
    • Palladius: вэйчэннянь (vɛjčɛnnjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mei⁶ sing⁴ nin⁴
    • Yale: meih sìhng nìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mei⁶ sing⁴ nin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: méi⁶ xing⁴ nin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mei̯²² sɪŋ²¹ niːn²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bī-sêng-liân
    • Tâi-lô: bī-sîng-liân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bixsenglieen
    • IPA (Xiamen): /bi²²⁻²¹ siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² liɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /bi⁴¹⁻²² siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² liɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /bi²²⁻²¹ siɪŋ¹³⁻²² liɛn¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /bi³³⁻¹¹ siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ liɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /bi³³⁻²¹ siɪŋ²³⁻³³ liɛn²³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: bhuê⁷ sêng⁵ ni⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: buē sêng nî
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /bue¹¹ seŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ni⁵⁵/

Adjective

未成年

1. underage

   未成年子女  ―  wèichéngnián zǐnǚ  ―  non-adult children

   未成年飲酒／未成年饮酒  ―  wèichéngnián yǐnjiǔ  ―  underage drinking

Derived terms

• 未成年人 (wèichéngniánrén)
• 未成年犯 (wèichéngniánfàn)
• 未成年者 (wèichéngniánzhě)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (未成年):

• → Japanese: 未(み)成(せい)年(ねん) (miseinen)
• → Korean: 미성년(未成年) (miseongnyeon)
• → Vietnamese: vị thành niên (未成年)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
未	成	年
み Grade: 4	せい Grade: 4	ねん Grade: 1
on'yomi

Etymology

未 (“not yet”) +‎ 成年 (“adult age”)

Noun

未(み)成(せい)年(ねん) • (miseinen) 

1. a minor (someone under either 20 or 18 years of age)

Synonyms

• 子供(こども) (kodomo)

Antonyms

• 成人(せいじん) (seijin)
• 大人(おとな) (otona)

Korean

Hanja in this term
未	成	年

Noun

未成年 • (miseongnyeon) (hangeul 미성년)

1. hanja form^? of 미성년 (“minor; nonage”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
未	成	年

Adjective

未成年

1. chữ Hán form of vị thành niên (“underaged”).