惡人
Chinese edit
evil; to hate; to loathe evil; to hate; to loathe; nauseated |
man; person; people | ||
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trad. (惡人) | 惡 | 人 | |
simp. (恶人) | 恶 | 人 | |
alternative forms | 惡儂/恶侬 Min Nan |
Pronunciation 1 edit
Noun edit
惡人
- bad person; vile creature; villain
- 不立於惡人之朝,不與惡人言;立於惡人之朝,與惡人言,如以朝衣朝冠坐於塗炭。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE
- Bù lì yú 'èrén zhī cháo, bù yǔ 'èrén yán; lì yú 'èrén zhī cháo, yǔ 'èrén yán, rú yǐ cháoyī cháoguān zuò yú tútàn. [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
不立于恶人之朝,不与恶人言;立于恶人之朝,与恶人言,如以朝衣朝冠坐于涂炭。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- one who offends others; one who causes themselves to be disliked (by being outspoken, etc.)
- (Classical) ugly person
Synonyms edit
- (bad person):
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Verb edit
惡人
- (dialectal Jin) to anger someone; to offend others; to frame others
Pronunciation 2 edit
Verb edit
惡人
- (Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to scold someone in a brutal manner
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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惡 | 人 |
あく Jinmeiyō |
にん Grade: 1 |
on’yomi |
For pronunciation and definitions of 惡人 – see the following entry. | ||
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(This term, 惡人, is the kyūjitai of the above term.) |
Korean edit
Hanja in this term | |
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惡 | 人 |