未成年

Chinese

		not yet; 8th earthly branch; 1–3 p.m.	to become an adult; to grow up; to come of age to become an adult; to grow up; to come of age; all year; for the whole year
simp. and trad. (未成年)		未	成年

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wèichéngnián

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mei⁶ sing⁴ nin⁴
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): bī-sêng-liân

(Teochew, Peng'im): bhuê⁷ sêng⁵ ni⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wèichéngnián
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wèichéngnián
  - Wade–Giles: wei⁴-chʻêng²-nien²
  - Yale: wèi-chéng-nyán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weycherngnian
  - Palladius: вэйчэннянь (vɛjčɛnnjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: mei⁶ sing⁴ nin⁴
  - Yale: meih sìhng nìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mei⁶ sing⁴ nin⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: méi⁶ xing⁴ nin⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mei̯²² sɪŋ²¹ niːn²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bī-sêng-liân
  - Tâi-lô: bī-sîng-liân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: bixsenglieen
  - IPA (Xiamen): /bi²²⁻²¹ siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² liɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /bi⁴¹⁻²² siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² liɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /bi²²⁻²¹ siɪŋ¹³⁻²² liɛn¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /bi³³⁻¹¹ siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ liɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /bi³³⁻²¹ siɪŋ²³⁻³³ liɛn²³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: bhuê⁷ sêng⁵ ni⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: buē sêng nî
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /bue¹¹ seŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ni⁵⁵/

Adjective

未成年

underage
未成年子女 ― wèichéngnián zǐnǚ ― non-adult children

未成年飲酒／未成年饮酒 ― wèichéngnián yǐnjiǔ ― underage drinking

Derived terms

未成年人 (wèichéngniánrén)
未成年犯 (wèichéngniánfàn)
未成年者 (wèichéngniánzhě)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (未成年):

→ Japanese: 未(み)成(せい)年(ねん) (miseinen)
→ Korean: 미성년(未成年) (miseongnyeon)
→ Vietnamese: vị thành niên (未成年)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
未	成	年
み Grade: 4	せい Grade: 4	ねん Grade: 1
on'yomi

Etymology

未 (“not yet”) +‎ 成年 (“adult age”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) みせーねん [mìséꜜènèǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])
IPA^(key): [mʲise̞ːnẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

未(み)成(せい)年(ねん) • (miseinen)

a minor (someone under either 20 or 18 years of age)

Synonyms

子供(こども) (kodomo)

Antonyms

成人(せいじん) (seijin)
大人(おとな) (otona)

Korean

Hanja in this term
未	成	年

Noun

未成年 • (miseongnyeon) (hangeul 미성년)

hanja form^? of 미성년 (“minor; nonage”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
未	成	年

Adjective

未成年

chữ Hán form of vị thành niên (“underaged”)