眾人

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See also: 众人

Chinese[edit]

		numerous; multitude; crowd	man; person; people
trad. (眾人/衆人)		眾/衆	人
simp. (众人)		众	人
alternative forms		眾儂／众侬 Min vernacular 衆𠆧／众𠆧 Min Dong vernacular

Pronunciation[edit]

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhòngrén

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zung³ jan⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chung-ngìn
Min Dong (BUC): cé̤ṳng-nè̤ng / cé̤ṳng-ìng
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): chèng-lâng / chiòng-jîn / chiòng-lîn

(Teochew, Peng'im): zêng³ nang⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhòngrén
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄖㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhòngrén
  - Wade–Giles: chung⁴-jên²
  - Yale: jùng-rén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jonqren
  - Palladius: чжунжэнь (čžunžɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zung³ jan⁴
  - Yale: jung yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzung³ jan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: zung³ yen⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ³³ jɐn²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chung-ngìn
  - Hakka Romanization System: zung nginˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zung⁴ ngin²
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡suŋ⁵⁵ ɲin¹¹/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: cé̤ṳng-nè̤ng / cé̤ṳng-ìng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡syŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ nˡøyŋ⁵³/, /t͡syŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ^(Ø-)ŋiŋ⁵³/

Note:

cé̤ṳng-nè̤ng - vernacular;
cé̤ṳng-ìng - literary.

(Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chèng-lâng
- Tâi-lô: tsìng-lâng
- Phofsit Daibuun: zeanglaang
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ¹³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ laŋ²³/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ laŋ²⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕiɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴/
(Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiòng-jîn
- Tâi-lô: tsiòng-jîn
- Phofsit Daibuun: ciorngjiin
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiɔŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ ʑin²³/
(Hokkien: Taipei)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiòng-lîn
- Tâi-lô: tsiòng-lîn
- Phofsit Daibuun: ciorngliin
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕiɔŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ lin²⁴/

Note:

Taiwan:
- chèng-lâng - vernacular;
- chiòng-jîn/chiòng-lîn - literary.

(Teochew)

Peng'im: zêng³ nang⁵
Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsèng nâng
Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡seŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ naŋ⁵⁵/

Note: zêng3 nang5 - vernacular.

Middle Chinese: /t͡ɕɨuŋ^H ȵiɪn/

Rime
Character	眾	人
Reading #	2/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	章 (23)	日 (38)
Final (韻)	東 (2)	眞 (43)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	之仲切	如鄰切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡ɕɨuŋ^H/	/ȵiɪn/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡ɕiuŋ^H/	/ȵin/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡ɕiuŋ^H/	/ȵʑjen/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/cuwŋ^H/	/ȵin/
Li Rong	/t͡ɕiuŋ^H/	/ȵiĕn/
Wang Li	/t͡ɕĭuŋ^H/	/ȵʑĭĕn/
Bernard Karlgren	/t͡ɕi̯uŋ^H/	/ȵʑi̯ĕn/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zhòng	rén
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zung³	jan⁴

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*tuŋ-s ni[ŋ]/

(Zhengzhang): /*tjuŋs njin/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	眾	人
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	zhòng	rén
Middle Chinese	‹ tsyuwng^H ›	‹ nyin ›
Old Chinese	/*tuŋ-s/	/*ni[ŋ]/
English	numerous	(other) person
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	眾	人
Reading #	2/2	1/1
No.	17491	10800
Phonetic component	衆	人
Rime group	終	眞
Rime subdivision	0	1
Corresponding MC rime	衆	仁
Old Chinese	/*tjuŋs/	/*njin/
Notes	甲文象日下三人，金文或改目下，表衆人在監督下勞作

Noun[edit]

眾人

everybody; everyone
眾人的眼光／众人的眼光 ― zhòngrén de yǎnguāng ― all eyes; public gaze
- 舉世皆濁我獨清，眾人皆醉我獨醒。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  举世皆浊我独清，众人皆醉我独醒。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: The Verses of Chu, 4^th century BCE – 2^nd century CE
  Jǔshì jiē zhuó wǒ dú qīng, zhòngrén jiē zuì wǒ dú xǐng. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this example)
(Classical Chinese) normal people; ordinary people; commoner
- 君子之所為，眾人固不識也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  君子之所为，众人固不识也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Mencius, c. 4^th century BCE
  Jūnzǐ zhī suǒ wèi, zhòngrén gù bù shí yě. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this example)
(Classical Chinese, historical) serf (in the Shang and Zhou dynasties)
- 命我眾人，庤乃錢鎛。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
  命我众人，庤乃钱镈。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
  Mìng wǒ zhòngrén, zhì nǎi qiánbó. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this example)

Synonyms[edit]

(everybody):

Synonyms of 眾人

人人 (rénrén)
各人 (gèrén)
大家 (dàjiā)
所有的人 (suǒyǒu de rén)
所有人 (suǒyǒurén)
每人 (měirén)
逐人 (Min Nan)
逐股 (Min Nan)

一體／一体 (yītǐ)
儕儕／侪侪 (Hakka)
大夥／大伙 (dàhuǒ) (colloquial)
大家夥／大家伙 (dàjiāhuǒ) (colloquial)
每儕／每侪 (Hakka)
逐個 (Min Nan)
逐儕／逐侪 (Hakka)

(normal people):

Synonyms of 眾人

一般人 (yībānrén)
世人 (shìrén)
人士 (rénshì) (literary)
人民 (rénmín)
人群 (rénqún)
人萌 (rénméng) (literary)
俗人 (súrén)
俗子 (súzǐ) (literary)
兆民 (zhàomín) (archaic)
凡人 (fánrén)
凡夫 (fánfū) (literary)
匹夫 (pǐfū) (literary)
士人 (shìrén) (archaic)
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)

烝民 (zhēngmín) (literary)
白衣 (báiyī) (historical)
白衣人 (báiyīrén) (historical)
白身 (báishēn) (archaic)
白身人 (báishēnrén) (archaic)
百姓 (bǎixìng)
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 (méng) (literary)
野人 (yěrén) (archaic)
黎庶 (líshù) (literary)
黎民 (límín) (literary)
黎首 (líshǒu) (archaic)
黔首 (qiánshǒu) (archaic)
𫣆人 (Hakka)
世間人／世间人 (Min Nan)
公眾／公众 (gōngzhòng)
四眾人／四众人 (Teochew)
大眾／大众 (dàzhòng)
民眾／民众 (mínzhòng)
群眾／群众 (qúnzhòng)
萬姓／万姓 (wànxìng) (archaic)

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

Sino-Xenic (眾人):

→ Japanese: 衆(しゅう)人(じん) (shūjin)
→ Korean: 중인(眾人) (jung'in)

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