超人

Chinese

		to exceed; overtake; surpass to exceed; overtake; surpass; transcend; ultra-; super-; to pass; to cross	man; person; people
simp. and trad. (超人)		超	人

Etymology

"Li Ka-shing": From the cover story of Far Eastern Economic Review in 1981, depicting him as Superman.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chāorén

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄠㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ciu¹ jan⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhiau-lîn / chhiau-jîn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chāorén
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄠㄖㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chaorén
  - Wade–Giles: chʻao¹-jên²
  - Yale: chāu-rén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chauren
  - Palladius: чаожэнь (čaožɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chāorénr
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄠㄖㄣˊㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chaorénr
  - Wade–Giles: chʻao¹-jên²-ʼrh
  - Yale: chāu-rénr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chaurel
  - Palladius: чаожэньр (čaožɛnʹr)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʐəɻ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ciu¹ jan⁴
  - Yale: chīu yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsiu¹ jan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: qiu¹ yen⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːu̯⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiau-lîn
  - Tâi-lô: tshiau-lîn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chiauliin
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiau⁴⁴⁻³³ lin²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiau³³ lin²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiau⁴⁴⁻²² lin²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiau-jîn
  - Tâi-lô: tshiau-jîn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chiaujiin
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiau⁴⁴⁻²² d͡zin¹³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiau⁴⁴⁻³³ zin²³/

Verb

超人

(of skill, talent, physical beauty, etc.) to surpass that of others
Synonym: 過人 / 过人 (guòrén)

Noun

超人

(philosophy) superman; übermensch; overman
superman (person with superhuman powers)

Proper noun

超人

Superman (a DC Comics character)
Ultraman (Japanese tokusatsu TV series)
(Hong Kong) Li Ka-shing (business and property magnate who has long been the richest person of Hong Kong)

Synonyms

(Ultraman): 鹹蛋超人／咸蛋超人 (Xiándàn Chāorén)

Derived terms

鹹蛋超人 / 咸蛋超人 (Xiándàn Chāorén)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
超	人
ちょう Grade: S	じん Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ちょーじん [chòójíń] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞ːʑĩɴ]

Noun

超(ちょう)人(じん) • (chōjin) ^{←てうじん (teuzin)^?}

superman
(philosophy) overman, übermensch

References

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

Korean

Hanja in this term
超	人

Noun

超人 • (choin) (hangeul 초인)

hanja form^? of 초인 (“superman; overman”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
超	人

Noun

超人

chữ Hán form of siêu nhân
1. a superhuman
2. a superman
3. an overman

Proper noun

超人

chữ Hán form of Siêu Nhân
1. Superman
2. Power Ranger