名人

Chinese

		name; fame; to describe name; fame; to describe; place	man; person; people
trad. (名人)		名	人
simp. #(名人)		名	人
anagram		人名

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): míngrén

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ming⁴ jan⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): miàng-ngìn
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bêng-lîn / bêng-jîn

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: míngrén
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: míngrén
    • Wade–Giles: ming²-jên²
    • Yale: míng-rén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mingren
    • Palladius: минжэнь (minžɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /miŋ³⁵ ʐən³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong–Macau)⁺
    • Jyutping: ming⁴ jan⁴
    • Yale: mìhng yàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ming⁴ jan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ming⁴ yen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɪŋ²¹ jɐn²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: miàng-ngìn
    • Hakka Romanization System: miang^ˇ ngin^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: miang² ngin²
    • Sinological IPA: /mi̯aŋ¹¹ ŋin¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bêng-lîn
    • Tâi-lô: bîng-lîn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bengliin
    • IPA (Taipei): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ lin²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Xiamen): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² lin²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bêng-jîn
    • Tâi-lô: bîng-jîn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bengjiin
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /biɪŋ¹³⁻²² d͡zin¹³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /biɪŋ²³⁻³³ zin²³/

Noun

名人

1. well-known person; celebrity; figure

   名人代言  ―  míngrén dàiyán  ―  celebrity endorsement

   社會名人／社会名人  ―  shèhuì míngrén  ―  public figure

   歷史名人／历史名人  ―  lìshǐ míngrén  ―  historical figure

Synonyms

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• 公眾人物 / 公众人物 (gōngzhòng rénwù)
• 名流 (míngliú) (formal)
• 大牌 (dàpái) (figurative)
• 明星 (míngxīng) (star)
• 知名人士 (zhīmíng rénshì)

Derived terms

• 名人效應 / 名人效应 (míngrén xiàoyìng)