倭人
Chinese
| Japanese | man; person; people | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (倭人) | 倭 | 人 | |
| simp. #(倭人) | 倭 | 人 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: wōrén
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄛ ㄖㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: worén
- Wade–Giles: wo1-jên2
- Yale: wō-rén
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: uoren
- Palladius: вожэнь (vožɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɔ⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: wo1 jan4
- Yale: wō yàhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: wo1 jan4
- Guangdong Romanization: wo1 yen4
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɔː⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
倭人
- (dated, derogatory, ancient China) Japanese person
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 日本人 (“Japanese person”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 倭人, 倭子, 倭夷 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 日本人 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 日本人 |
| Malaysia | 日本人 | |
| Singapore | 日本人 | |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 日本人 |
| Wuhan | 老東 | |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Huanggang | 東洋人 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 日本人, 日本仔, 蘿蔔頭 |
| Hong Kong | 日本人, 日本仔, 蘿蔔頭, 㗎頭, 㗎仔 male, 㗎佬 male, 㗎妹 female | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 日本仔 | |
| Dongguan | 㗎佬 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 日本人 | |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 日本人 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 日本佬 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 日本儂 |
| Quanzhou | 日本儂 | |
| Jinjiang | 日本儂 | |
| Zhangzhou | 日本儂 | |
| Taipei (Wanhua) | 日本儂 | |
| Kaohsiung | 阿本仔 | |
| Yilan | 日本儂 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 日本儂 | |
| Taichung | 日本儂 | |
| Taichung (Wuqi) | 日本儂 | |
| Tainan | 東洋儂, 阿本仔, 臭狗仔 | |
| Taitung | 阿本仔 | |
| Hsinchu | 日本儂 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 日本儂 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 日本仔 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 日本儂 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 日本仔, 日本儂 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 日本儂 | |
| Tunchang | 日本囝 | |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 日本囝 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 日本人, 東洋人 |
| Suzhou | 日本人, 東洋人 | |
| Danyang | 東洋人 | |
| Hangzhou | 日本人, 東洋人 | |
| Wenzhou | 東洋人 | |
| Jinhua | 日本佬 | |
Descendants
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 倭 | 人 |
| わ Jinmeiyō |
じん Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 和人 |
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
倭人 • (wajin)
- (dated, ancient China) a Japanese person
References
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 倭 | 人 |
Noun
倭人 • (waein) (hangeul 왜인)