賢人

See also: 贤人

Chinese

		worthy (person)	man; person; people
trad. (賢人)		賢	人
simp. (贤人)		贤	人

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiánrén

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jin⁴ jan⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hièn-ngìn / hiàn-ngìn
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): hiân-lîn / hiân-jîn

  (Teochew, Peng'im): hiên⁵ ring⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiánrén
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siánrén
    • Wade–Giles: hsien²-jên²
    • Yale: syán-rén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyanren
    • Palladius: сяньжэнь (sjanʹžɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ ʐən³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jin⁴ jan⁴
    • Yale: yìhn yàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jin⁴ jan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yin⁴ yen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːn²¹ jɐn²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hièn-ngìn
    • Hakka Romanization System: hienˇ nginˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: hian² ngin²
    • Sinological IPA: /hi̯en¹¹ ŋin¹¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hiàn-ngìn
    • Hakka Romanization System: hianˇ nginˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: hian² ngin²
    • Sinological IPA: /hi̯an¹¹ ŋin¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiân-lîn
    • Tâi-lô: hiân-lîn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hienliin
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Xiamen): /hiɛn²⁴⁻²² lin²⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /hiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ lin²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiân-jîn
    • Tâi-lô: hiân-jîn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hienjiin
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɛn²³⁻³³ zin²³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiɛn¹³⁻²² d͡zin¹³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: hiên⁵ ring⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hiêⁿ jîng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hĩẽ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ d͡ziŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

賢人

1. virtuous person; upright person; person of outstanding integrity; sage

Synonyms

• (literary) 賢士／贤士 (xiánshì)

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 賢人 – see 𠢕人 (“virtuous person; upright person; person of outstanding integrity; sage”). (This term is a variant form of 𠢕人).

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
賢	人
けん Grade: S	じん Grade: 1
kan’on

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) けんじん [kèńjíń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [kẽ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑĩɴ]

Noun

賢(けん)人(じん) • (kenjin) ^{←けんじん (kenzin)?}

1. wise man

   賢(けん)人(じん)会(かい)議(ぎ) ― kenjin kaigi ― Witenagemot

Derived terms

• 賢(けん)人(じん)立(だ)て (kenjin date)

Related terms

• 賢(けん)者(じゃ) (kenja)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
賢	人
けん Grade: S	と Grade: 1
kan’on	nanori

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) け​んと [kéꜜǹtò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [kẽ̞nto̞]

Proper noun

賢(けん)人(と) • (Kento) 

1. a male given name

Korean

Hanja in this term
賢	人

Noun

賢人 • (hyeonin) (hangeul 현인)

1. Hanja form^? of 현인 (“wise man; sage”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
賢	人

Proper noun

賢人

1. chữ Hán form of hiền nhân (“virtuous person”).