直人

Chinese

		straight; vertical; frank straight; vertical; frank; directly; straightly; upright	man; person; people
simp. and trad. (直人)		直	人
alternative forms		直儂／直侬

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhírén

  (Zhuyin): ㄓˊ ㄖㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zik⁶ jan⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ti̍t-lâng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhírén
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˊ ㄖㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhíhrén
    • Wade–Giles: chih²-jên²
    • Yale: jŕ-rén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyrren
    • Palladius: чжижэнь (čžižɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʐən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zik⁶ jan⁴
    • Yale: jihk yàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzik⁹ jan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: jig⁶ yen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪk̚² jɐn²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ti̍t-lâng
    • Tâi-lô: ti̍t-lâng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: didlaang
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tit̚⁴⁻³² laŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tit̚²⁴⁻² laŋ²⁴/

Noun

直人

1. (slang) straight person; heterosexual person
2. (Hokkien) straightforward person who do not beat around the bush when dealing with others

Japanese

Kanji in this term
直	人
なお Grade: 2	と Grade: 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [na̠o̞to̞]

Proper noun

直(なお)人(と) • (Naoto) 

1. a male given name