自由人

Chinese

		free; unconstrained; freelance	man; person; people
simp. and trad. (自由人)		自由	人

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zìyóurén

(Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄖㄣˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zìyóurén
  - Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄖㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zìhyóurén
  - Wade–Giles: tzŭ⁴-yu²-jên²
  - Yale: dz̀-yóu-rén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhyouren
  - Palladius: цзыюжэнь (czyjužɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ joʊ̯³⁵ ʐən³⁵/

Noun

自由人

(literally) free person
(usually historical, less common) freeman
Synonym: 自由民 (zìyóumín)
(volleyball) libero

Japanese

Kanji in this term
自	由	人
じ Grade: 2	ゆう Grade: 3	じん Grade: 1
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
じいうじん

Etymology

From 自由(じゆう) (jiyū) + 人(じん) (jin).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [d͡ʑijɯ̟ːʑĩɴ]

Noun

自(じ)由(ゆう)人(じん) • (jiyūjin)

one who acts freely, relatively unbound by societal norms

See also

マイペース (mai pēsu)