線人
Chinese
thread; string; wire thread; string; wire; line |
man; person; people | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (線人/綫人) | 線/綫 | 人 | |
| simp. (线人) | 线 | 人 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: xiànrén
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: siànrén
- Wade–Giles: hsien4-jên2
- Yale: syàn-rén
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiannren
- Palladius: сяньжэнь (sjanʹžɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sin3 jan4
- Yale: sin yàhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: sin3 jan4
- Guangdong Romanization: xin3 yen4
- Sinological IPA (key): /siːn³³ jɐn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sòaⁿ-lâng
- Tâi-lô: suànn-lâng
- Phofsit Daibuun: svoarlaang
- IPA (Xiamen): /suã²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /suã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ laŋ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
Noun
線人
- planted agent; informant; spy; mole
- (Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien, dated) part-time informant or spy planted by authorities among the common people (often recruited from individuals from all walks of life to help gather information or investigate certain matters)