媒人

Chinese

	medium; intermediary; matchmaker medium; intermediary; matchmaker; go-between	man; person; people
trad. (媒人)	媒	人
simp. ^#(媒人)	媒	人
alternative forms	媒儂／媒侬 coastal Min

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): méirén

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄟˊ ㄖㄣˊ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): mei² ren²

(Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): méiren

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): мыйжын (mɨyřɨn, I-II)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): mui⁴ jan^4-2 / mui⁴ jan⁴

(Taishan, Wiktionary): moi³ ngin^3*
Gan (Wiktionary): 'mi⁴ nyin⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): mòi-ngìn
Jin (Wiktionary): mei¹ reng¹
Northern Min (KCR): mô-nêng / mû-nêng
Eastern Min (BUC): muòi-nè̤ng
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): hm̂-lâng / m̂-lâng / bûn-lâng / môe-lâng / moâi-lâng / hûn-lâng / mûi-lâng

(Teochew, Peng'im): bhuê⁵ nang⁵
Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): mui⁴ njen⁴
Wu (Wugniu)
- (Northern): ⁶me-gnin₆ / ²me-gnin₂ / ²mei-zen₂ / ²mei-gnin₂
- (Jinhua): ²mae-gnin₂
Xiang
(Changsha, Wiktionary): mei² ren²

(Loudi, Wiktionary): me² nin^2*

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: méirén → méiren (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˊ ㄖㄣˊ → ㄇㄟˊ ˙ㄖㄣ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: méire̊n
  - Wade–Giles: mei²-jên⁵
  - Yale: méi-ren
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mei.ren
  - Palladius: мэйжэнь (mɛjžɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /meɪ̯³⁵ ʐən³⁵/ → /meɪ̯³⁵ ʐən³/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: mei² ren²
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: meirhen
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mei²¹ zən²¹/
- (Xi'an)
  - Guanzhong Pinyin: méiren
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mei²⁴ ʐẽ/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: мыйжын (mɨyřɨn, I-II)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mei²⁴ ʐəŋ⁵¹/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: mui⁴ jan^4-2 / mui⁴ jan⁴
  - Yale: mùih yán / mùih yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mui⁴ jan^4-2 / mui⁴ jan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: mui⁴ yen^4-2 / mui⁴ yen⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /muːi̯²¹ jɐn²¹⁻³⁵/, /muːi̯²¹ jɐn²¹/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: moi³ ngin^3*
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ᵐbᵘɔi²² ᵑɡin²²⁻²²⁵/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: 'mi⁴ nyin⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˈmi³⁵ n̠ʲin³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mòi-ngìn
  - Hakka Romanization System: moi^ˇ ngin^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: moi² ngin²
  - Sinological IPA: /moi̯¹¹ ŋin¹¹/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: mei¹ reng¹
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /mei¹¹ ʐəŋ¹¹/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: mô-nêng / mû-nêng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mo³³ neiŋ³³/, /mu³³ neiŋ³³/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: muòi-nè̤ng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mui⁵³⁻³³ nˡøyŋ⁵³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Hsinchu, Lukang, Sanxia, Kinmen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hm̂-lâng
  - Tâi-lô: hm̂-lâng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hmlaang
  - IPA (Taipei): /hm̩²⁴⁻¹¹ laŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kinmen): /hm̩²⁴⁻¹² laŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Lukang): /hm̩²⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hm̩²³⁻³³ laŋ²³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hm̩¹³⁻²² laŋ¹³/
  - IPA (Tainan): /hm̩²⁴⁻³³ laŋ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: m̂-lâng
  - Tâi-lô: m̂-lâng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: mlaang
  - IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou, Philippines): /m̩²⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bûn-lâng
  - Tâi-lô: bûn-lâng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: bunlaang
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /bun¹³⁻²² laŋ¹³/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Yilan, Taichung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: môe-lâng
  - Tâi-lô: muê-lâng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: moelaang
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /muẽ²³⁻³³ laŋ²³/
  - IPA (Yilan): /muẽ²⁴⁻³³ laŋ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Tainan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: moâi-lâng
  - Tâi-lô: muâi-lâng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: moailaang
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /muãi²³⁻³³ laŋ²³/
  - IPA (Tainan): /muãi²⁴⁻³³ laŋ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Magong)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hûn-lâng
  - Tâi-lô: hûn-lâng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hunlaang
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mûi-lâng
  - Tâi-lô: muî-lâng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: muilaang
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /muĩ²³⁻³³ laŋ²³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /muĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ laŋ²⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: bhuê⁵ nang⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: buê nâng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /bue⁵⁵⁻¹¹ naŋ⁵⁵/
Southern Pinghua
- (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
  - Jyutping++: mui⁴ njen⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mui²¹ ɲen²¹/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶me-gnin₆
  - MiniDict: me^去 nyin^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³me-nyin₃
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /me²² n̠ʲin⁴⁴/
- (Northern: Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ²me-gnin₂
  - MiniDict: me^平 nyin^平
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /me²² n̠ʲin³³/
- (Northern: Hangzhou)
  - Wugniu: ²mei-zen₂
  - MiniDict: mei^平 zen^平
  - Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /mei²² zen³⁴/
- (Northern: Ningbo)
  - Wugniu: ²mei-gnin₂
  - MiniDict: mei^平 nyin^平
  - Sinological IPA (Ningbo): /mɐɪ²² n̠ʲiŋ⁵¹/
- (Jinhua)
  - Wugniu: ²mae-gnin₂
  - Sinological IPA (Jinhua): /mɛ³¹ n̠ʲiŋ¹⁴/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: mei² ren²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /me̞i̯¹³ ʐən¹³/
- (Loudi)
  - Wiktionary: me² nin^2*
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /me̞¹³ nin¹³⁻³³/

Middle Chinese: mwoj nyin

Rime
Character	媒	人
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	明 (4)	日 (38)
Final (韻)	灰 (42)	眞 (43)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	I	III
Fanqie	莫杯切	如鄰切
Baxter	mwoj	nyin
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/muʌi/	/ȵiɪn/
Pan Wuyun	/muoi/	/ȵin/
Shao Rongfen	/muɒi/	/ȵʑjen/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/mwəj/	/ȵin/
Li Rong	/muᴀi/	/ȵiĕn/
Wang Li	/muɒi/	/ȵʑĭĕn/
Bernhard Karlgren	/muɑ̆i/	/ȵʑi̯ĕn/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	méi	rén
Expected Cantonese Reflex	mui⁴	jan⁴

Noun

媒人

(literary) matchmaker

Synonyms

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伐柯人 (fákērén) (literary)
保山 (bǎoshān) (literary)
冰人 (bīngrén) (literary)
媒人婆 (méirénpó) (female)
媒妁 (méishuò) (literary)
媒姨 (bhuê⁵ i⁵) (Teochew, female)
媒婆 (méipó) (female)
月下老人 (Yuèxià Lǎorén)
月老 (yuèlǎo)
紅娘 / 红娘 (hóngniáng) (chiefly female)

Dialectal synonyms of 媒人 (“matchmaker”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		媒人
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	大媒
	Tianjin (Wuqing)	冰媒
	Harbin	媒人, 保媒的
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	媒人, 做媒的, 介紹人, 媒婆 woman
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	媒人, 媒婆子 woman, 媒婆兒 woman
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	媒人, 說媒的, 大冰, 介紹人, 媒婆兒 woman
	Wanrong	媒人, 媒婆子 woman
	Xi'an	媒人, 紅葉 respectful, 媒婆 woman, 媒婆子 woman
	Xining	冰公大人, 媒人
	Xuzhou	大媒, 媒人, 介紹人
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	媒人, 管媒的, 媒婆婆 woman
	Lanzhou	媒人
	Ürümqi	媒人, 媒婆子 woman
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	媒人, 紅葉, 紅葉公 man, 紅葉婆 woman
	Wuhan	媒人
	Guiyang	媒人 man, 媒婆 woman, 介紹人
	Liuzhou	媒人, 媒人婆 woman
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	媒托
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	媒人
Cantonese	Guangzhou	媒人, 媒人公 man, 媒人婆 woman, 大葵扇 woman
	Hong Kong	媒人, 媒人公 man, 媒人婆 woman, 大葵扇 woman
	Macau	媒人, 媒人婆 woman
	Taishan	媒人
	Dongguan	介紹人, 媒人婆 woman
	Shaoguan	媒人
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	媒人公
	Tengxian	媒姼公
Gan	Nanchang	媒人, 介紹人, 媒婆 woman
	Lichuan	媒人, 媒婆 woman
	Pingxiang	媒人, 牽丈公 man, respectful, 媒人公 man, 媒人婆 woman, 媒婆 woman, 牽六股繩子個
Hakka	Meixian	媒人婆 woman
	Yudu	媒人, 紅蟻公, 長腳媒人 derogatory, 媒人婆 woman
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	媒人, 媒人婆 woman
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	媒人, 媒人婆 woman
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	媒人, 媒人婆 woman
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	媒人, 媒人婆 woman
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	媒人, 媒人婆 woman
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	媒人, 媒人婆 woman
Huizhou	Jixi	媒人
Jin	Taiyuan	媒人, 介紹人, 媒婆子 woman
Jin	Xinzhou	媒人, 說媒哩, 介紹人, 媒漢子 man, 媒婆子 woman
Northern Min	Jian'ou	媒人, 媒人嫲 woman
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	媒儂, 媒儂媽 woman
Southern Min	Xiamen	媒儂, 媒儂公, 媒儂婆 woman, slightly derogatory, 花婆 woman, derogatory, 媒儂姐 respectful
	Quanzhou	媒儂, 媒儂媽 woman, 媒儂婆 woman, slightly derogatory, 花婆 woman, derogatory
	Zhangzhou	媒儂, 媒儂婆 woman, slightly derogatory, 花婆 woman, derogatory
	Taipei	媒儂, 媒儂公 man, 媒儂婆 woman
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	媒儂
	Kaohsiung	媒儂
	Yilan	媒儂, 媒儂婆 woman
	Changhua (Lukang)	媒儂
	Taichung	媒儂, 媒儂婆仔 woman
	Tainan	媒儂, 媒儂婆 woman
	Hsinchu	媒儂
	Kinmen	媒儂
	Penghu (Magong)	媒儂
	Chaozhou	媒儂公
	Shantou	媒儂
	Leizhou	做媒儂, 講媒儂, 媒儂公 man, 媒儂婆 woman
	Wenchang	媒儂婆 woman
	Haikou	媒儂, 媒儂婆 woman
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	媒人, 媒公 man, 媒老太 woman, 媒婆 woman
Wu	Shanghai	媒人
	Shanghai (Chongming)	瞞人
	Suzhou	媒人
	Danyang	媒人, 介紹人
	Hangzhou	媒人, 大冰老爺, 媒婆 woman
	Ningbo	媒人
	Wenzhou	媒人, 做媒人, 媒翁 man, 媒婆 woman
	Jinhua	媒人
Xiang	Changsha	媒人
	Xiangxiang	介紹人, 媒人
	Loudi	媒人, 媒人公
Xiangnan Tuhua	Dong'an	媒人

Derived terms