世人

Chinese

		life; age; generation life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime	man; person; people
simp. and trad. (世人)		世	人
anagram		人世

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shìrén

(Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): sai³ jan⁴

(Taishan, Wiktionary): sai¹ ngin³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sṳ-ngìn
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sè-lîn / sè-jîn / sì-jîn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shìrén
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄖㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shìhrén
  - Wade–Giles: shih⁴-jên²
  - Yale: shr̀-rén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyhren
  - Palladius: шижэнь (šižɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    世人
    士人
    示人
    使人
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sai³ jan⁴
  - Yale: sai yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sai³ jan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: sei³ yen⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯³³ jɐn²¹/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: sai¹ ngin³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sai³³ ᵑɡin²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ-ngìn
  - Hakka Romanization System: sii ngin^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: si⁴ ngin²
  - Sinological IPA: /sɨ⁵⁵ ŋin¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sè-lîn
  - Tâi-lô: sè-lîn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sealiin
  - IPA (Taipei): /se¹¹⁻⁵³ lin²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /se⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lin²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /se²¹⁻⁵³ lin²⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sè-jîn
  - Tâi-lô: sè-jîn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: seajiin
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /se²¹⁻⁴¹ zin²³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sì-jîn
  - Tâi-lô: sì-jîn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siejiin
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /si²¹⁻⁵³ d͡zin¹³/

Noun

世人

ordinary person; average person; common people
mortal

Synonyms

(ordinary person)

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一般人 (yībānrén)
世間人 / 世间人 (Hokkien)
人士 (rénshì) (literary)
人民 (rénmín)
人群 (rénqún)
人萌 (rénméng) (literary)
俗人 (súrén)
俗子 (súzǐ) (literary)
𫣆人 (Hakka)
兆民 (zhàomín) (archaic)
公眾 / 公众 (gōngzhòng)
凡人 (fánrén)
凡夫 (fánfū) (literary)
匹夫 (pǐfū) (literary)
四眾人 / 四众人 (si³ zing³ nang⁵) (Teochew)
士人 (shìrén) (archaic)
大眾 / 大众 (dàzhòng)
子民 (zǐmín) (historical)
家人 (jiārén) (archaic)
布衣 (bùyī) (historical)
常人 (chángrén)
平人 (píngrén) (literary)
平常人 (píngchángrén)
平民 (píngmín)
庶人 (shùrén) (literary)
庶民 (shùmín) (literary)
斯人 (sīrén) (Classical Chinese)
普通人 (pǔtōngrén)
民人 (mínrén) (literary)
民眾 / 民众 (mínzhòng)
烝民 (zhēngmín) (literary)
烝黎 (zhēnglí) (Classical Chinese)
白衣 (báiyī) (historical)
白衣人 (báiyīrén) (historical)
白身 (báishēn) (archaic)
白身人 (báishēnrén) (archaic)
百姓
眾人 / 众人 (zhòngrén) (literary)
萬姓 / 万姓 (wànxìng) (archaic)
群眾 / 群众 (qúnzhòng)
老百姓 (lǎobǎixìng)
良人 (liángrén) (literary)
草民 (cǎomín) (the worthless ordinary people)
草菅 (cǎojiān) (Classical Chinese, figurative)
草野 (cǎoyě) (literary, figurative)
萌 (literary)
野人 (yěrén) (archaic)
黎庶 (líshù) (literary)
黎民 (límín) (literary)
黎首 (líshǒu) (archaic)
黔首 (qiánshǒu) (archaic)
黔黎 (archaic)

(mortal):

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人世間的人 / 人世间的人 (rénshìjiān de rén)
俗骨 (súgǔ) (figurative)
凡人 (fánrén)
塵世間的人 / 尘世间的人 (chénshìjiān de rén)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (世人):

→ Japanese: 世(せ)人(じん) (sejin)
→ Korean: 세인(世人) (sein)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
世	人
せ Grade: 3	じん Grade: 1
goon	kan'on

Middle Chinese 世人

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) せじん [séꜜjìǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [se̞ʑĩɴ]

Noun

世(せ)人(じん) • (sejin)

(other) people; the world; the public

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
世	人
よ Grade: 3	ひと Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Old Japanese [Term?], 世 (“world”) +‎ 人 (“people”)

Noun

世(よ)人(ひと) • (yohito)

(archaic, literary) (other) people; the world; the public
- 2018, Mafumafu, “朧月 [Hazy Moon]”:
  華やかな景観に当てられ世人は列なる
  愛しみは幾匁花は一匁
  Hanayaka na Keikan ni aterare yohito wa tsuranaru
  Kanashimi wa ikumonme Hana wa ichimonme
  People are lining up, in the splendid scenery
  How cheap is my love? This flower's just one cent

Korean

Hanja in this term
世	人

Noun

世人 • (sein) (hangeul 세인)

hanja form^? of 세인 (“the world”)

Chinese

Pronunciation

Noun

Synonyms

Descendants

Further reading

Japanese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

Etymology 2

Noun

Korean

Noun