義人

See also: 义人

Chinese

		justice; righteousness; meaning	man; person; people
trad. (義人)		義	人
simp. (义人)		义	人

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yìrén

(Zhuyin): ㄧˋ ㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁶ jan⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngi-ngìn
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): gī-lîn / gī-jîn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yìrén
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄖㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yìrén
  - Wade–Giles: i⁴-jên²
  - Yale: yì-rén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yihren
  - Palladius: ижэнь (ižɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    義人 / 义人
    藝人 / 艺人
    邑人
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ji⁶ jan⁴
  - Yale: yih yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁶ jan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yi⁶ yen⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː²² jɐn²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngi-ngìn
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngi ngin^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngi⁴ ngin²
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋi⁵⁵ ŋin¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gī-lîn
  - Tâi-lô: gī-lîn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: gixliin
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɡi²²⁻²¹ lin²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡi⁴¹⁻²² lin²⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɡi³³⁻¹¹ lin²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gī-jîn
  - Tâi-lô: gī-jîn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: gixjiin
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡi²²⁻²¹ d͡zin¹³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡi³³⁻²¹ zin²³/

Middle Chinese: ngjeH nyin

Rime
Character	義	人
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	疑 (31)	日 (38)
Final (韻)	支 (13)	眞 (43)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	宜寄切	如鄰切
Baxter	ngjeH	nyin
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ŋˠiᴇ^H/	/ȵiɪn/
Pan Wuyun	/ŋᵚiɛ^H/	/ȵin/
Shao Rongfen	/ŋiɛ^H/	/ȵʑjen/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ŋjiə̆^H/	/ȵin/
Li Rong	/ŋje^H/	/ȵiĕn/
Wang Li	/ŋǐe^H/	/ȵʑĭĕn/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ŋie̯^H/	/ȵʑi̯ĕn/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yì	rén
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ji⁶	jan⁴

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*ŋ(r)aj-s ni[ŋ]/

(Zhengzhang): /*ŋrals njin/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	義	人
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	yì	rén
Middle Chinese	‹ ngje^H ›	‹ nyin ›
Old Chinese	/*ŋ(r)aj-s/	/*ni[ŋ]/
English	duty; justice	(other) person
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	義	人
Reading #	1/1	1/1
No.	13045	10800
Phonetic component	我	人
Rime group	歌	眞
Rime subdivision	1	1
Corresponding MC rime	議	仁
Old Chinese	/*ŋrals/	/*njin/

Noun

義人

(literary) righteous person
- 義人在上，天下必治。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
  义人在上，天下必治。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]
  From: Mozi, c. 4^th century BCE
  Yìrén zài shàng, tiānxià bì zhì. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- 這樣就可以作你們天父的兒子；因為他叫日頭照好人，也照歹人；降雨給義人，也給不義的人。 [MSC, trad.]
  这样就可以作你们天父的儿子；因为他叫日头照好人，也照歹人；降雨给义人，也给不义的人。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 新標點和合本 (Chinese Union Version with New Punctuation), 馬太福音 (Matthew) 5:45
  Zhèyàng jiù kěyǐ zuò nǐmen Tiānfù de érzi; yīnwèi tā jiào rìtou zhào hǎorén, yě zhào dǎirén; jiàngyǔ gěi yìrén, yě gěi bùyì de rén. [Pinyin]
  That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
義	人
ぎ Grade: 5	じん Grade: 1
on'yomi

Noun

義(ぎ)人(じん) • (gijin)

righteous person; pious person

Synonyms

聖人(せいじん) (seijin): saint, holy person

Antonyms

悪人(あくにん) (akunin): villain, evil person
悪漢(あっかん) (akkan): scoundrel

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
義	人
よし Grade: 5	ひと Grade: 1

Kanji in this term
義	人
よし Grade: 5	と Grade: 1

Proper noun

義(よし)人(ひと) or 義(よし)人(と) • (Yoshihito or Yoshito)

a male given name

Korean

Hanja in this term
義	人

Noun

義人 • (uiin) (hangeul 의인)

hanja form^? of 의인 (“righteous person; upright person”)