牙人

Chinese

		tooth; ivory	man; person; people
trad. (牙人)		牙	人
simp. #(牙人)		牙	人

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yárén

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄚˊ ㄖㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaa⁴ jan⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): gê-lâng / gêe-lâng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yárén
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˊ ㄖㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yárén
    • Wade–Giles: ya²-jên²
    • Yale: yá-rén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yaren
    • Palladius: яжэнь (jažɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jä³⁵ ʐən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngaa⁴ jan⁴
    • Yale: ngàh yàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngaa⁴ jan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: nga⁴ yen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋaː²¹ jɐn²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gê-lâng
    • Tâi-lô: gê-lâng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: gelaang
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɡe²⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡe²³⁻³³ laŋ²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɡe²⁴⁻¹¹ laŋ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gêe-lâng
    • Tâi-lô: gêe-lâng
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡɛ¹³⁻²² laŋ¹³/

Noun

牙人

1. (archaic) middleman; go-between; intermediary; mediator

Synonyms

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• 中人 (zhōngrén)
• 中介 (zhōngjiè) (chiefly mainland China)
• 中間人／中间人 (zhōngjiānrén)
• 九八人 (Hokkien, dated)
• 代理人 (dàilǐrén)
• 仲介 (zhòngjiè) (chiefly Taiwan)
• 伢子 (yázi) (Northeastern Mandarin, Lanyin Mandarin, Jin)
• 市儈／市侩 (shìkuài) (archaic)
• 拍空仔 (Singapore Hokkien)
• 掮客 (qiánkè)
• 牙儈／牙侩 (yákuài) (archaic)
• 牙子 (yázi) (archaic)
• 牙郎 (yáláng) (archaic)
• 牽仔／牵仔 (Hokkien)
• 當中人／当中人 (⁵taon-tson-gnin) (Wu)
• 經紀／经纪 (jīngjì)
• 經紀人／经纪人 (jīngjìrén)
• 說合人／说合人 (sueh^4-3 hah⁵ reng¹) (Jin)

 

See also

• 牙錢／牙钱
• 牙行 (yáháng)