超人

Chinese

		to exceed; overtake; surpass to exceed; overtake; surpass; transcend; ultra-; super-; to pass; to cross	man; person; people
simp. and trad. (超人)		超	人

Etymology

"Li Ka-shing"

From the cover story of Far Eastern Economic Review in 1981, depicting him as Superman.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chāorén

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄠ ㄖㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ciu¹ jan⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhiau-lîn / chhiau-jîn

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chāorén
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄠ ㄖㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chaorén
    • Wade–Giles: chʻao¹-jên²
    • Yale: chāu-rén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chauren
    • Palladius: чаожэнь (čaožɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chāorénr
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄠ ㄖㄣˊㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chaorénr
    • Wade–Giles: chʻao¹-jên²-ʼrh
    • Yale: chāu-rénr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chaurel
    • Palladius: чаожэньр (čaožɛnʹr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʐəɻ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ciu¹ jan⁴
    • Yale: chīu yàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsiu¹ jan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: qiu¹ yen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːu̯⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiau-lîn
    • Tâi-lô: tshiau-lîn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chiauliin
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiau⁴⁴⁻³³ lin²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiau³³ lin²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiau⁴⁴⁻²² lin²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiau-jîn
    • Tâi-lô: tshiau-jîn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chiaujiin
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiau⁴⁴⁻²² d͡zin¹³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiau⁴⁴⁻³³ zin²³/

Verb

超人

1. (of skill, talent, physical beauty, etc.) to surpass that of others

Noun

超人

1. (philosophy) superman; übermensch; overman
2. superman (person with superhuman powers)

Proper noun

超人

1. Superman (a DC Comics character)
2. Ultraman (Japanese tokusatsu TV series)
3. (Hong Kong) Li Ka-shing (business and property magnate who has long been the richest person of Hong Kong)

Synonyms

• (Ultraman): 鹹蛋超人／咸蛋超人 (Xiándàn Chāorén)

Derived terms

• 鹹蛋超人／咸蛋超人 (Xiándàn Chāorén)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
超	人
ちょう Grade: S	じん Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ちょーじん [chòójíń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞ːʑĩɴ]

Noun

超(ちょう)人(じん) • (chōjin) ^{←てうじん (teuzin)?}

1. superman
2. (philosophy) overman, übermensch

Korean

Hanja in this term
超	人

Noun

超人 • (choin) (hangeul 초인)

1. Hanja form^? of 초인 (“superman; overman”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
超	人

Noun

超人

1. chữ Hán form of siêu nhân (“superman”).