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佳人

佳人

Chinese

		excellent	man; person; people
simp. and trad. (佳人)		佳	人

Noun

佳人

beautiful woman (said of a woman with extraordinary beauty)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
佳	人
か Grade: S	じん Grade: 1
on'yomi

Noun

佳人 ‎(hiragana かじん, romaji kajin)

beautiful woman

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jiārén

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gaai¹ jan⁴
Min Nan (POJ): ka-jîn / ka-lîn / kee-jîn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: jiārén
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚㄖㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiaren
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯a̠⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    佳人
    家人
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gaai¹ jan⁴
  - Yale: gāai yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaai¹ jan⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /kɑːi̯⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ka-jîn
  - Tâi-lô: ka-jîn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kajiin
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ka⁴⁴⁻³³ d͡ʑin²³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ka-lîn
  - Tâi-lô: ka-lîn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kaliin
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ka⁴⁴⁻²² lin²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ka³³ lin²⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ka⁴⁴⁻³³ lin²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kee-jîn
  - Tâi-lô: kee-jîn
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² d͡ʑin¹³/