支那人

Chinese

		China	man; person; people
simp. and trad. (支那人)		支那	人

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhīnàrén

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄋㄚˋ ㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ naa⁴ jan⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chṳ̂-na-ngìn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhīnàrén
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄋㄚˋ ㄖㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhihnàrén
  - Wade–Giles: chih¹-na⁴-jên²
  - Yale: jr̄-nà-rén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jynahren
  - Palladius: чжинажэнь (čžinažɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ nä⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi¹ naa⁴ jan⁴
  - Yale: jī nàh yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi¹ naa⁴ jan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji¹ na⁴ yen⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ naː²¹ jɐn²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ̂-na-ngìn
  - Hakka Romanization System: zii^ˊ na ngin^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zi¹ na⁴ ngin²
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨ²⁴⁻¹¹ na⁵⁵ ŋin¹¹/

Noun

支那人

(now usually derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) Chinaman (Chinese person)

Usage notes

Widely used by Hong Kong and Taiwan independence activists.

Synonyms

支人 (zhīrén)

Derived terms

滯臺支那人／滞台支那人 (zhì Tái zhīnàrén)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
支	那	人
し Grade: 5	な Grade: S	じん Grade: 1
on'yomi

Etymology

From 支那 (Shina, “China”) +‎ 人 (-jin, “person”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɕina̠ʑĩɴ]

Noun

支(し)那(な)人(じん) • (shinajin)

(dated, now usually derogatory) Chinaman (Chinese person)