讀書人

See also: 读书人

Chinese

		to read books; to study	man; person; people
trad. (讀書人)		讀書	人
simp. (读书人)		读书	人

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): dúshūrén

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄨˊ ㄕㄨㄖㄣˊ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): du² su¹ ren²
Cantonese (Jyutping): duk⁶ syu¹ jan⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thu̍k-sû-ngìn
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): tha̍k-chu-lâng

(Teochew, Peng'im): tag⁸ ze¹ nang⁵
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁸doq-sy-gnin / ⁸doq-syu₁-gnin₂

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dúshūrén
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄨˊ ㄕㄨㄖㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dúshurén
  - Wade–Giles: tu²-shu¹-jên²
  - Yale: dú-shū-rén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dwushuren
  - Palladius: душужэнь (dušužɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tu³⁵ ʂu⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: du² su¹ ren²
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: dusurhen
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tu²¹ su⁵⁵ zən²¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: duk⁶ syu¹ jan⁴
  - Yale: duhk syū yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: duk⁹ sy¹ jan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: dug⁶ xu¹ yen⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʊk̚² syː⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thu̍k-sû-ngìn
  - Hakka Romanization System: tug su^ˊ ngin^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: tug⁶ su¹ ngin²
  - Sinological IPA: /tʰuk̚⁵ su²⁴ ŋin¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tha̍k-chu-lâng
  - Tâi-lô: tha̍k-tsu-lâng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: tagzulaang
  - IPA (Taipei): /tʰak̚⁴⁻³² t͡su⁴⁴⁻³³ laŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰak̚⁴⁻³² t͡su⁴⁴⁻³³ laŋ²³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: tag⁸ ze¹ nang⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tha̍k tsṳ nâng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰak̚⁴⁻² t͡sɯ³³⁻²³ naŋ⁵⁵/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁸doq-sy-gnin
  - MiniDict: doh^入 sy nyin
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵doq-sr-nyin
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /doʔ¹¹ sz̩²² n̠ʲin²³/
- (Northern: Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ⁸doq-syu₁-gnin₂
  - MiniDict: doh^入 syu^平 nyin^平
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /doʔ²² sz̩ʷ³³ n̠ʲin/

Noun

讀書人

scholar; intellectual

Synonyms

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人士 (rénshì) (literary)
儒生 (rúshēng) (literary)
士人 (shìrén) (literary)
學人 / 学人 (xuérén)
學士 / 学士 (xuéshì)
學者 / 学者 (xuézhě)
文人 (wénrén)
文人墨客 (wénrénmòkè)
文士 (wénshì)
書生 / 书生 (shūshēng)
知識人 / 知识人
知識分子 / 知识分子
秀才 (xiùcái)
讀冊人 / 读册人 (Hokkien)
讀書家 / 读书家 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
騷人 / 骚人 (sāorén)
騷人墨客 / 骚人墨客 (sāorénmòkè)
騷客 / 骚客 (sāokè)
墨客 (mòkè)