人影

Chinese

		man; person; people	picture; image; reflection picture; image; reflection; shadow
simp. and trad. (人影)		人	影
alternative forms		儂影／侬影 Min

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): rényǐng

(Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˊ ㄧㄥˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jan⁴ jing²
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): ngìn-yáng

(Hailu, HRS): ngin rhang^ˊ
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lâng-iáⁿ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: rényǐng
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˊ ㄧㄥˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: rényǐng
  - Wade–Giles: jên²-ying³
  - Yale: rén-yǐng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: renyiing
  - Palladius: жэньин (žɛnʹin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐən³⁵ iŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (人影兒 / 人影儿)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: rényǐngr
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˊ ㄧㄥˇㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: rényǐngr
  - Wade–Giles: jên²-ying³-ʼrh
  - Yale: rén-yǐngr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: renyiiengl
  - Palladius: жэньинр (žɛnʹinr)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐən³⁵ iɤ̯̃ɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jan⁴ jing²
  - Yale: yàhn yíng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jan⁴ jing²
  - Guangdong Romanization: yen⁴ ying²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐn²¹ jɪŋ³⁵/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngìn-yáng
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngin^ˇ iang^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngin² yang³
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋin¹¹ i̯aŋ³¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngìn-yáng
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngin^ˇ (r)iang^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngin² yang³
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋin¹¹ (j)i̯aŋ³¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngin rhang^ˊ
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋin⁵⁵ ʒaŋ²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lâng-iáⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: lâng-iánn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lang'viar
  - IPA (Xiamen): /laŋ²⁴⁻²² iã⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /laŋ²⁴⁻²² iã⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /laŋ¹³⁻²² iã⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ iã⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /laŋ²³⁻³³ iã⁴¹/

Noun

人影

shadow or figure of a person
(figurative) trace of a person
他剛才還在這裡，這一會兒就不見人影了。 [MSC, trad.]
他刚才还在这里，这一会儿就不见人影了。 [MSC, simp.]
Tā gāngcái hái zài zhèlǐ, zhè yīhuìr jiù bù jiàn rényǐng le. [Pinyin]
He was here a moment ago; now he's disappeared without a trace.

Synonyms

(trace):

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儂影 / 侬影 (Min)
印痕 (yìnhén)
形跡 / 形迹 (xíngjì)
斑痕 (bānhén)
殘跡 / 残迹 (cánjì)
烙印 (làoyìn)
痕跡 / 痕迹 (hénjì)
蹤影 / 踪影 (zōngyǐng)
蹤跡 / 踪迹 (zōngjì)
身影 (shēnyǐng) (figurative)
點子 / 点子 (diǎnzi)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (人影):

→ Japanese: 人影(じんえい) (jin'ei)
→ Korean: 인영(人影) (inyeong)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
人	影
ひと Grade: 1	かげ Grade: S
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ひとかげ [hìtókágé] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [çito̞ka̠ɡe̞]

Noun

人(ひと)影(かげ) • (hitokage)

A figure of a person.
A shadow of a person.
(figurative) trace of a person
- 1986, “Rainy Blue”, 大木誠 (lyrics), performed by 德永英󠄄明:
  
  人(ひと)影(かげ)も見(み)えない午(ご)前(ぜん) ０(ゼロ)時(じ)
  hitokage mo mienai gozen zero-ji
  Midnight, and not a single person can be seen
  (literally, “a midnight where not even the shadow of a person can be seen”)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
人	影
じん Grade: 1	えい Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) じんえー [jìń'éé] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [d͡ʑĩɰ̃e̞ː]

Noun

人(じん)影(えい) • (jin'ei)

Same as above.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
人	影

Noun

人影 • (inyeong) (hangeul 인영)

hanja form^? of 인영 (“shadow of a person; figure of a person; trace of a person”)

[DJR-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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