錫人

See also: 锡人

Chinese

		tin	man; person; people
trad. (錫人)		錫	人
simp. (锡人)		锡	人

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xīrén, xírén

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄖㄣˊ, ㄒㄧˊ ㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sek³ jan⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xīrén
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄖㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sirén
  - Wade–Giles: hsi¹-jên²
  - Yale: syī-rén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiren
  - Palladius: сижэнь (sižɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/
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    昔人
    西人
    錫人 / 锡人
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xírén
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˊ ㄖㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sírén
  - Wade–Giles: hsi²-jên²
  - Yale: syí-rén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyiren
  - Palladius: сижэнь (sižɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi³⁵ ʐən³⁵/
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    錫人 / 锡人
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sek³ jan⁴
  - Yale: sek yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sek⁸ jan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ség³ yen⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɛːk̚³ jɐn²¹/

Noun

錫人

(archaic) a tin figure shaped like a man buried together with a dead person during ancient times