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賢人

賢人

See also: 贤人

Chinese

		worthy (person)	man; person; people
trad. (賢人)		賢	人
simp. (贤人)		贤	人

Noun

賢人

virtuous person; sage

Japanese

Kanji in this term
賢	人
Grade: S	Grade: 1

Proper noun

賢人 ‎(hiragana けんと, romaji Kento)

A male given name

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiánrén

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jin⁴ jan⁴
Min Nan (POJ): hiân-lîn / hiân-jîn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: xiánrén
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyanren
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ ʐən³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    賢人／贤人
    閒人／闲人
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jin⁴ jan⁴
  - Yale: yìhn yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jin⁴ jan⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /jiːn²¹ jɐn²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiân-lîn
  - Tâi-lô: hiân-lîn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hienliin
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɛn²⁴⁻²² lin²⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ lin²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hiɛn²⁴⁻²² lin²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiân-jîn
  - Tâi-lô: hiân-jîn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hienjiin
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɛn²³⁻³³ d͡ʑin²³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiɛn¹³⁻²² d͡ʑin¹³/