誰人
See also: 谁人
Chinese
| who | man; person; people | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (誰人) | 誰 | 人 | |
| simp. (谁人) | 谁 | 人 | |
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: shéirén
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄟˊ ㄖㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shéirén
- Wade–Giles: shei2-jên2
- Yale: shéi-rén
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheirren
- Palladius: шэйжэнь (šɛjžɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂeɪ̯³⁵ ʐən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: shuírén
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄟˊ ㄖㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shuéirén
- Wade–Giles: shui2-jên2
- Yale: shwéi-rén
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shweiren
- Palladius: шуйжэнь (šujžɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂu̯eɪ̯³⁵ ʐən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: seoi4 jan4
- Yale: sèuih yàhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: soey4 jan4
- Guangdong Romanization: sêu4 yen4
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɵy̯²¹ jɐn²¹/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: sui3 ngin3
- Sinological IPA (key): /sui²² ᵑɡin²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: dzywij nyin
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*[d]uj ni[ŋ]/
- (Zhengzhang): /*djul njin/
Pronoun
誰人
- (literary) who; what person
- traditional, “點指兵兵 [dim2 zi2 bing1 bing1]” (counting rhyme):
- 2008, “無心害你”, 張美賢 [Sandy Chang] (lyrics), performed by 關菊英 [Susanna Kwan], opening theme of 溏心風暴之家好月圓 [Moonlight Resonance]:
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 誰 (“who; whom”) [map]
Etymology 2
| For pronunciation and definitions of 誰人 – see 啥人 (“(Min Nan) who”). (This term is a variant form of 啥人). |