世人

Chinese

		life; age; generation life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime	man; person; people
simp. and trad. (世人)		世	人
anagram		人世

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shìrén

  (Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ㄖㄣˊ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): sai³ jan⁴

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): sai¹ ngin³

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sṳ-ngìn
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sè-lîn / sì-jîn

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shìrén
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄖㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shìhrén
    • Wade–Giles: shih⁴-jên²
    • Yale: shr̀-rén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyhren
    • Palladius: шижэнь (šižɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 世人 士人 示人 使人

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sai³ jan⁴
    • Yale: sai yàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sai³ jan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sei³ yen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯³³ jɐn²¹/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: sai¹ ngin³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sai³³ ᵑɡin²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ-ngìn
    • Hakka Romanization System: sii nginˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: si⁴ ngin²
    • Sinological IPA: /sɨ⁵⁵ ŋin¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sè-lîn
    • Tâi-lô: sè-lîn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sealiin
    • IPA (Xiamen): /se²¹⁻⁵³ lin²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /se⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lin²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sì-jîn
    • Tâi-lô: sì-jîn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siejiin
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /si²¹⁻⁵³ d͡zin¹³/

Noun

世人

1. ordinary person; average person; common people
2. mortal

Synonyms

• (ordinary person)

• 一般人 (yībānrén)
• 世間人／世间人 (Hokkien)
• 人士 (rénshì) (literary)
• 人民 (rénmín)
• 人群 (rénqún)
• 人萌 (rénméng) (literary)
• 俗人 (súrén)
• 俗子 (súzǐ) (literary)
• 𫣆人 (Hakka)
• 兆民 (zhàomín) (archaic)
• 公眾／公众 (gōngzhòng)
• 凡人 (fánrén)
• 凡夫 (fánfū) (literary)
• 匹夫 (pǐfū) (literary)
• 四眾人／四众人 (Teochew)
• 士人 (shìrén) (archaic)
• 大眾／大众 (dàzhòng)
• 子民 (zǐmín) (historical)
• 家人 (jiārén) (archaic)
• 布衣 (bùyī) (historical)
• 常人 (chángrén)
• 平人 (píngrén) (literary)
• 平常人 (píngchángrén)
• 平民 (píngmín)
• 庶人 (shùrén) (literary)
• 庶民 (shùmín) (literary)
• 斯人 (sīrén) (Classical Chinese)
• 普通人 (pǔtōngrén)
• 民人 (mínrén) (literary)
• 民眾／民众 (mínzhòng)
• 烝民 (zhēngmín) (literary)
• 白衣 (báiyī) (historical)
• 白衣人 (báiyīrén) (historical)
• 白身 (báishēn) (archaic)
• 白身人 (báishēnrén) (archaic)
• 百姓
• 眾人／众人 (zhòngrén) (literary)
• 萬姓／万姓 (wànxìng) (archaic)
• 群眾／群众 (qúnzhòng)
• 老百姓 (lǎobǎixìng)
• 良人 (liángrén) (literary)
• 草民 (cǎomín) (the worthless ordinary people)
• 草菅 (cǎojiān) (Classical Chinese, figurative)
• 草野 (cǎoyě) (literary, figurative)
• 萌 (literary)
• 野人 (yěrén) (archaic)
• 黎庶 (líshù) (literary)
• 黎民 (límín) (literary)
• 黎首 (líshǒu) (archaic)
• 黔首 (qiánshǒu) (archaic)

 

• (mortal):

• 人世間的人／人世间的人 (rénshìjiān de rén)
• 俗骨 (súgǔ) (figurative)
• 凡人 (fánrén)
• 塵世間的人／尘世间的人 (chénshìjiān de rén)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (世人):

• → Japanese: 世(せ)人(じん) (sejin)
• → Korean: 세인(世人) (sein)

Further reading

• Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “世人” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
世	人
せ Grade: 3	じん Grade: 1
goon	kan’on

Middle Chinese 世人

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) せ​じん [séꜜjìǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [se̞ʑĩɴ]

Noun

世(せ)人(じん) • (sejin) 

1. (other) people; the world; the public

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
世	人
よ Grade: 3	ひと Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Old Japanese [Term?], 世 (“world”) +‎ 人 (“people”)

Noun

世(よ)人(ひと) • (yohito) 

1. (archaic, literary) (other) people; the world; the public
   • 2018, Mafumafu (lyrics and music), “朧月 [Hazy Moon]”:

     華やかな景観に 当てられ世人は列なる
     愛しみは幾匁 花は一匁

     Hanayaka na Keikan ni aterare yohito wa tsuranaru
     Kanashimi wa ikumonme Hana wa ichimonme

     People are lining up, in the splendid scenery
     How cheap is my love? This flower's just one cent