知人

Chinese

		to know; to be aware	man; person; people
simp. and trad. (知人)		知	人

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhīrén

  (Zhuyin): ㄓ ㄖㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ jan⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chai-lâng / ti-jîn

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhīrén
    • Zhuyin: ㄓ ㄖㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhihrén
    • Wade–Giles: chih¹-jên²
    • Yale: jr̄-rén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyren
    • Palladius: чжижэнь (čžižɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi¹ jan⁴
    • Yale: jī yàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi¹ jan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji¹ yen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chai-lâng / ti-jîn
    • Tâi-lô: tsai-lâng / ti-jîn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zailaang, dijiin
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sai⁴⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/, /ti⁴⁴⁻²² d͡zin²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sai³³ laŋ²⁴/, /ti³³ d͡zin²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sai⁴⁴⁻²² laŋ¹³/, /ti⁴⁴⁻²² d͡zin¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sai⁴⁴⁻³³ laŋ²⁴/, /ti⁴⁴⁻³³ d͡zin²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sai⁴⁴⁻³³ laŋ²³/, /ti⁴⁴⁻³³ zin²³/

Note: chai-lâng - conscious/clear/aware;.

Verb

知人

1. (archaic) to be an insightful and astute judge of character

Derived terms

• 知人之明 (zhīrénzhīmíng)
• 知人知面不知心 (zhī rén zhī miàn bù zhī xīn)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
知	人
ち Grade: 2	じん Grade: 1

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ちじん [chìjíń] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) ちじん [chíꜜjìǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiʑĩɴ]

Noun

知(ち)人(じん) • (chijin) 

1. acquaintance

   知人(ちじん)が多(おお)い

   chijin ga ōi

   have a wide circle of acquaintances