逸民

Chinese

		unbound; free; at large	people; commoner
trad. (逸民)		逸	民
simp. ^#(逸民)		逸	民

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yìmín

(Zhuyin): ㄧˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yìmín
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yìmín
  - Wade–Giles: i⁴-min²
  - Yale: yì-mín
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yihmin
  - Palladius: иминь (iminʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹ min³⁵/

Middle Chinese: yit mjin

Rime
Character	逸	民
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	以 (36)	明 (4)
Final (韻)	質 (48)	眞 (43)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	夷質切	彌鄰切
Baxter	yit	mjin
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/jiɪt̚/	/miɪn/
Pan Wuyun	/jit̚/	/min/
Shao Rongfen	/jet̚/	/mjen/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/jit̚/	/min/
Li Rong	/iĕt̚/	/miĕn/
Wang Li	/jĭĕt̚/	/mĭĕn/
Bernhard Karlgren	/i̯ĕt̚/	/mi̯ĕn/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yì	mín
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jat⁶	man⁴

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*[l]i[t] mi[ŋ]/

(Zhengzhang): /*lid min/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	逸	民
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	yì	mín
Middle Chinese	‹ yit ›	‹ mjin ›
Old Chinese	/*[l]i[t]/	/*mi[ŋ]/
English	flee	people
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	逸	民
Reading #	1/1	1/1
No.	15120	9130
Phonetic component	逸	民
Rime group	質	眞
Rime subdivision	1	1
Corresponding MC rime	逸	民
Old Chinese	/*lid/	/*min/

Noun

逸民

(literary) hermit; recluse; freestanding people who distance themselves from worldly affairs
- 興滅國，繼絕世，舉逸民，天下之民歸心焉。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  兴灭国，继绝世，举逸民，天下之民归心焉。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
  Xìng mièguó, jì juéshì, jǔ yìmín, tiānxià zhī mín guīxīn yān. [Pinyin]
  He revived states that had been extinguished, restored families whose line of succession had been broken, and called to office those who had retired into obscurity, so that throughout the kingdom the hearts of the people turned towards him.
- 此溪若在山野，則宜逸民退士之所遊；處在人間，則可為都邑之勝境、靜者之林亭。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  此溪若在山野，则宜逸民退士之所游；处在人间，则可为都邑之胜境、静者之林亭。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: circa 764~766, Yuan Jie（元結）,《右溪記》, translated by Richard E. Strassberg
  Cǐ xī ruò zài shānyě, zé yí yìmín tuìshì zhī suǒ yóu; chǔzài rénjiān, zé kě wéi dūyì zhī shèngjìng, jìng zhě zhī lín tíng. [Pinyin]
  If this stream were located in a mountainous wilderness, it would be a suitable spot for eremites and gentlemen out of office to visit; were it located in a populated place, it could serve as a scenic spot in a city, with a pavilion in a grove for those seeking tranquility.

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (逸民):

→ Japanese: 逸民(いつみん) (itsumin)
→ Korean: 일민(逸民) (ilmin)