穴居人
Chinese
| to live in caves | man; person; people | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (穴居人) | 穴居 | 人 | |
| simp. #(穴居人) | 穴居 | 人 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: xuéjūrén
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄐㄩ ㄖㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: syuéjyurén
- Wade–Giles: hsüeh2-chü1-jên2
- Yale: sywé-jyū-rén
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyuejiuren
- Palladius: сюэцзюйжэнь (sjueczjujžɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕy⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; variant in Mainland)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: xuèjūrén
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄝˋ ㄐㄩ ㄖㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: syuèjyurén
- Wade–Giles: hsüeh4-chü1-jên2
- Yale: sywè-jyū-rén
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiuehjiuren
- Palladius: сюэцзюйжэнь (sjueczjujžɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹ t͡ɕy⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jyut6 geoi1 jan4
- Yale: yuht gēui yàhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: jyt9 goey1 jan4
- Guangdong Romanization: yud6 gêu1 yen4
- Sinological IPA (key): /jyːt̚² kɵy̯⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
穴居人
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 穴 | 居 | 人 |
| けつ > けっ Grade: 6 |
きょ Grade: 5 |
じん Grade: 1 |
| kan'on | ||
Etymology
By surface analysis, 穴 (ketsu, “hole”) + 居 (kyo, “live, reside”) + 人 (jin, “person”), literally “hole-dwelling person”. Maybe Middle Chinese. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun
穴居人 • (kekkyojin)