下人

Chinese

		under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter	man; person; people
simp. and trad. (下人)		下	人

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiàrén

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): haa⁶ jan⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiàrén
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄖㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siàrén
  - Wade–Giles: hsia⁴-jên²
  - Yale: syà-rén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiahren
  - Palladius: сяжэнь (sjažɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    嚇人 / 吓人
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: haa⁶ jan⁴
  - Yale: hah yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: haa⁶ jan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ha⁶ yen⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /haː²² jɐn²¹/

Noun

下人

servant; domestic servant

Usage notes

Generally used in historical contexts, this word is offensive if used to describe a person today.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
下	人
しも Grade: 1	ひと > うど Grade: 1
kun'yomi	irregular

Kanji in this term
下	人
しも Grade: 1	ひと > びと Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Kanji in this term
下	人
げ Grade: 1	にん Grade: 1
goon

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) げにん [gèníń] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [ɡe̞ɲ̟ĩɴ]

Noun

下(げ)人(にん) or 下(しも)人(びと) or 下(しも)人(うど) • (genin or shimobito or shimōdo)

a low-born person
a servant (one who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation)

See also

下(げ)男(なん) (genan)
下(げ)女(じょ) (gejo)

Korean

Hanja in this term
下	人

Noun

下人 • (hain) (hangeul 하인)

hanja form^? of 하인 (“servant”)