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僧人

僧人

Chinese

		monk	man; person; people
simp. and trad. (僧人)		僧	人

Noun

僧人

bhikkhu; Buddhist monk

Synonyms

和尚 (héshàng)
比丘 (bǐqiū)

See also

僧 (sēng)
僧侶／僧侣 (sēnglǚ)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): sēngrén

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄥㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zang¹ jan⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sên-ngìn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: sēngrén
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄥㄖㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sengren
  - IPA ^(key): /sɤŋ⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zang¹ jan⁴
  - Yale: jāng yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzang¹ jan⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sên-ngìn
  - Hakka Romanization System: sen´ nginˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: sen¹ ngin²
  - IPA: /sen²⁴ ɲin¹¹/