平民

Chinese

		flat; level; equal flat; level; equal; to make the same score; to tie; to draw; calm; peaceful	the people; nationality; citizen
simp. and trad. (平民)		平	民

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): píngmín

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ping⁴ man⁴

(Taishan, Wiktionary): pen³ min³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): phìn-mìn
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pêng-bîn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: píngmín
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: píngmín
  - Wade–Giles: pʻing²-min²
  - Yale: píng-mín
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pyngmin
  - Palladius: пинминь (pinminʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰiŋ³⁵ min³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: ping⁴ man⁴
  - Yale: pìhng màhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ping⁴ man⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ping⁴ men⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɪŋ²¹ mɐn²¹/
  - Homophones:
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    駢文 / 骈文
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: pen³ min³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰen²² ᵐbin²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: phìn-mìn
  - Hakka Romanization System: pin^ˇ min^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: pin² min²
  - Sinological IPA: /pʰin¹¹ min¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pêng-bîn
  - Tâi-lô: pîng-bîn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pengbiin
  - IPA (Xiamen): /piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² bin²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² bin²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /piɪŋ¹³⁻²² bin¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /piɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ bin²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /piɪŋ²³⁻³³ bin²³/

Etymology 1

Noun

平民

ordinary people; commoner; plebeian; civilian; everyday person; person of humble birth
平民英雄 ― píngmín yīngxióng ― everyday hero

平民出身 ― píngmín chūshēn ― to be of humble birth

Synonyms

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一般人 (yībānrén)
世人 (shìrén)
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)
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)

Derived terms

平民主義 / 平民主义 (píngmínzhǔyì)
平民政治
平民教育 (píngmín jiàoyù)
平民百姓 (píngmínbǎixìng)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (平民):

→ Japanese: 平民(へいみん) (heimin)
→ Korean: 평민(平民) (pyeongmin)
→ Vietnamese: bình dân (平民)

Etymology 2

Verb

平民

(Classical) to govern the people

Japanese

Kanji in this term
平	民
へい Grade: 3	みん Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [he̞ːmʲĩɴ]

Noun

平(へい)民(みん) • (heimin)

commoner, plebeian

Korean

Hanja in this term
平	民

Noun

平民 • (pyeongmin) (hangeul 평민)

hanja form^? of 평민 (“commoner”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
平	民

Noun

平民

chữ Hán form of bình dân (“common people”)

Adjective

平民

chữ Hán form of bình dân (“belonging to, or of the level of the common people; catering for the ordinary people”)

Chinese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

See also

Etymology 2

Verb

Japanese

Pronunciation

Noun

Korean

Noun

Vietnamese

Noun

Adjective