華人

See also: 华人

Chinese

		flowery; flourishing; magnificent flowery; flourishing; magnificent; your; grey; corona; time; essence; China; Chinese; name of a mountain	man; person; people
trad. (華人)		華	人
simp. (华人)		华	人

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): Huárén

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄖㄣˊ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): хуажын (huařɨn, I-I)

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou, Jyutping): waa⁴ jan⁴

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): va³ ngin³

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Fà-ngìn
• Min Dong (BUC): Huà-ìng
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): Hôa-lîn / Hôa-jîn

  (Teochew, Peng'im): hua⁵ ring⁵

• Wu (Wiktionary): hho nyin (T3)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: Huárén
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄖㄣˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Hwaren
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Huárén
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xwä³⁵ ʐən³⁵/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: хуажын (huařɨn, I-I)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xua²⁴ ʐəŋ²⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: waa⁴ jan⁴
    • Yale: wàh yàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: waa⁴ jan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: wa⁴ yen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wäː²¹ jɐn²¹/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: va³ ngin³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /va²² ᵑɡin²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Fà-ngìn
    • Hakka Romanization System: faˇ nginˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: fa² ngin²
    • Sinological IPA: /fa¹¹ ɲin¹¹/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Huà-ìng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hua⁵³⁻³³ iŋ⁵³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hôa-lîn
    • Tâi-lô: Huâ-lîn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hoaliin
    • IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /hua²⁴⁻²² lin²⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /hua²⁴⁻¹¹ lin²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hôa-jîn
    • Tâi-lô: Huâ-jîn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hoajiin
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hua²³⁻³³ ʑin²³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hua¹³⁻²² d͡ʑin¹³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: hua⁵ ring⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: huâ jîng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hua⁵⁵⁻¹¹ d͡ziŋ⁵⁵/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: hho nyin (T3)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɦo²² n̠ʲɪɲ⁴⁴/

Noun

華人

1. person of Chinese descent

   • 刊行以來，這本書在港、臺及世界各地的華人中始終擁有廣大的讀者群。 [MSC, trad.]
     刊行以来，这本书在港、台及世界各地的华人中始终拥有广大的读者群。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1965: Pai Hsien-yung, Taipei People, Editor's Preface

     Kānxíng yǐlái, zhè běn shū zài Gǎng, Tái jí shìjiè gè dì de huárén zhōng shǐzhōng yōngyǒu guǎngdà de dúzhěqún. [Pinyin]

     Since publication, this book has acquired a large readership in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Chinese communities the world over.

Usage notes

Often used to indicate people travelling or living outside of China. This identity is rejected by many Hong Kong and Taiwan independence activists, who identify exclusively as 香港人 and 臺灣人 respectively.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 華人 (“person of Chinese descent”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		華人, 唐人 chiefly overseas
Mandarin	Taiwan	華人
	Malaysia	華人
	Singapore	華人
Cantonese	Guangzhou	唐人
	Hong Kong	華人, 唐人
	Taishan	華人, 唐人
	Kaiping (Chikan)	唐人
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	唐人
	Singapore (Guangfu)	唐人
Hakka	Meixian	唐人
Min Dong	Fuzhou	唐儂
Min Nan	Xiamen	華人, 唐儂
	Quanzhou	華人, 唐儂
	Zhangzhou	華人, 唐儂
	Taipei	華人 GT
	Penang (Hokkien)	唐儂
	Singapore (Hokkien)	唐儂
	Manila (Hokkien)	咱儂
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	唐儂
	Singapore (Teochew)	唐儂
Wu	Shanghai	華人
Note	GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)

Derived terms

• 馬來西亞華人公會／马来西亚华人公会 (Mǎláixīyà Huárén Gōnghuì)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (華人):

• → Japanese: 華(か)人(じん) (kajin)
• → Korean: 화인 (華人, hwain)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
華	人
か Grade: S	じん Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

華 (“China”) +‎ 人 (“person”)

Noun

華(か)人(じん) • (kajin) 

1. Chinese people