狠人

Chinese

		ruthless; fierce; severe	man; person; people
simp. and trad. (狠人)		狠	人

Etymology

Deliberate misspelling of 狼人 (lángrén). Possibly originally gaming slang.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hěnrén

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄣˇ ㄖㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): han² jan⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hěnrén
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄣˇ ㄖㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hěnrén
    • Wade–Giles: hên³-jên²
    • Yale: hěn-rén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: heenren
    • Palladius: хэньжэнь (xɛnʹžɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: han² jan⁴
    • Yale: hán yàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: han² jan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: hen² yen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐn³⁵ jɐn²¹/

Noun

狠人

1. (neologism) a badass; a savage

Synonyms

• 狠角色 (hěn juésè/hěn jiǎosè)