賢人

See also: 贤人

Chinese

		worthy (person)	man; person; people
trad. (賢人)		賢	人
simp. (贤人)		贤	人

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiánrén

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jin⁴ jan⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hièn-ngìn / hiàn-ngìn
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): hiân-lîn / hiân-jîn

(Teochew, Peng'im): hiên⁵ ring⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiánrén
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siánrén
  - Wade–Giles: hsien²-jên²
  - Yale: syán-rén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyanren
  - Palladius: сяньжэнь (sjanʹžɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ ʐən³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    賢人 / 贤人
    閒人 / 闲人
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jin⁴ jan⁴
  - Yale: yìhn yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jin⁴ jan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yin⁴ yen⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːn²¹ jɐn²¹/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hièn-ngìn
  - Hakka Romanization System: hien^ˇ ngin^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: hian² ngin²
  - Sinological IPA: /hi̯en¹¹ ŋin¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hiàn-ngìn
  - Hakka Romanization System: hian^ˇ ngin^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: hian² ngin²
  - Sinological IPA: /hi̯an¹¹ ŋin¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiân-lîn
  - Tâi-lô: hiân-lîn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hienliin
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Xiamen): /hiɛn²⁴⁻²² lin²⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ lin²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiân-jîn
  - Tâi-lô: hiân-jîn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hienjiin
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɛn²³⁻³³ zin²³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiɛn¹³⁻²² d͡zin¹³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: hiên⁵ ring⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hiêⁿ jîng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hĩẽ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ d͡ziŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

賢人

virtuous person; upright person; person of outstanding integrity; sage

Synonyms

(literary) 賢士／贤士 (xiánshì)

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 賢人 – see 𠢕人 (“virtuous person; upright person; person of outstanding integrity; sage”). (This term is a variant form of 𠢕人).

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
賢	人
けん Grade: S	じん Grade: 1
kan'on

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) けんじん [kèńjíń] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [kẽ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑĩɴ]

Noun

賢(けん)人(じん) • (kenjin) ^{←けんじん (kenzin)^?}

wise man
賢(けん)人(じん)会(かい)議(ぎ) ― kenjin kaigi ― Witenagemot

Derived terms

賢(けん)人(じん)立(だ)て (kenjin date)

Related terms

賢(けん)者(じゃ) (kenja)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
賢	人
けん Grade: S	と Grade: 1
kan'on	nanori

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) けんと [kéꜜǹtò] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [kẽ̞nto̞]

Proper noun

賢(けん)人(と) • (Kento)

a male given name

References

^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
賢	人

Noun

賢人 • (hyeonin) (hangeul 현인)

hanja form^? of 현인 (“wise man; sage”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
賢	人

Proper noun

賢人

chữ Hán form of hiền nhân (“virtuous person”)

[SMK7-1] Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DJR-2] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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