中人

中人

1. middleman; go-between; intermediary; mediator
2. (literary) person of average ability; average person

   • 子曰：「中人以上，可以語上也；中人以下，不可以語上也。」 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
     子曰：「中人以上，可以语上也；中人以下，不可以语上也。」 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]

     From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Zǐyuē: “Zhōngrén yǐshàng, kěyǐ yù shàng yě; zhōngrén yǐxià, bùkěyǐ yù shàng yě.” [Pinyin]

     The Master said, "To those whose talents are above mediocrity, the highest subjects may be announced. To those who are below mediocrity, the highest subjects may not be announced."

   • 材能不及中人，非有仲尼、墨翟之賢，陶朱、猗頓之富。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     材能不及中人，非有仲尼、墨翟之贤，陶朱、猗顿之富。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: late 1st century BCE, Jia Yi (賈誼), On the Crimes of Qin (《過秦論》)

     Cái néng bùjí zhōngrén, fēi yǒu Zhòngní, Mò Dí zhī xián, Táo Zhū, Yī Dùn zhī fù. [Pinyin]

     [His] talent and skills were not above those of the average person. He had neither the wisdom paralleling Confucius or Mozi, nor the resources of a Master Tao Zhu or a Yi Dun.

• (middleman):

• 周存 [Zhōu, Cún], editor (2023), “中人”, in 长汀话词典 CHANGTINGHUA CIDIAN [Dictionary of Changting Dialect] (overall work in Hakka and Mandarin), Guangzhou: 世界图书出版有限公司 [World Book Publishing Co., Ltd.], →ISBN, page 814.

• (Tokyo) ちゅうにん [chùúníń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨːɲ̟ĩɴ]

中(ちゅう)人(にん) • (chūnin) 

1. an age category for differentiating entrance fees, for ages higher than 小人 and lower than 大人.

中人 • (jung'in) (hangeul 중인)

1. hanja form^? of 중인