華人

Chinese

		(surname); name of a mountain; (abbreviation for) China (surname); name of a mountain; (abbreviation for) China; (surname) Hua; magnificent; splendid; flowery	man; person; people
trad. (華人)		華	人
simp. (华人)		华	人

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huárén

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄖㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): waa⁴ jan⁴
• Min Nan (POJ): hoâ-jîn / hoâ-lîn
• Wu (WT Romanisation): ho nyin (T3)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: huárén
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄖㄣˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwaren
    • IPA ^(key): /xu̯a̠³⁵ ʐən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: waa⁴ jan⁴
    • Yale: wàh yàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: waa⁴ jan⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /wɑː²¹ jɐn²¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoâ-jîn / hoâ-lîn
    • Tâi-lô: hoâ-jîn / hoâ-lîn
    • IPA (Taipei): /hua²³⁻³³ d͡ʑin²³/, /hua²³⁻³³ lin²³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hua¹³⁻²² d͡ʑin¹³/, /hua¹³⁻²² lin¹³/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • WT Romanisation: ho nyin (T3)
    • IPA ^(key): /ho²² ȵɪɲ⁴⁴/

Noun

華人

1. (Intermediate Mandarin) ethnic Chinese people (usually indicating those traveling or living outside of China)

   • 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.

Synonyms

• 唐人

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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

華人 (hiragana かじん, romaji kajin)

1. Chinese people