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錫人

錫人

See also: 锡人

Chinese

		tin	man; person; people
trad. (錫人)		錫	人
simp. (锡人)		锡	人

Noun

錫人

a tin figure shaped like a man buried together with a dead person during ancient times

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xīrén, xírén

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄖㄣˊ, ㄒㄧˊ ㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sek³ jan⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
  - Pinyin: xīrén
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄖㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiren
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    西人
    錫人／锡人
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: xírén
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˊ ㄖㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyiren
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi³⁵ ʐən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sek³ jan⁴
  - Yale: sek yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sek⁸ jan⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /sɛːk̚³ jɐn²¹/