中之人

Chinese

		middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)	's; him/her/it; this	man; person; people
simp. and trad. (中之人)		中	之	人

Etymology

Calque of Japanese 中の人 (naka no hito).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhōngzhīrén

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓ ㄖㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zung¹ zi¹ jan⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhōngzhīrén
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓ ㄖㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhongjhihrén
    • Wade–Giles: chung¹-chih¹-jên²
    • Yale: jūng-jr̄-rén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jongjyren
    • Palladius: чжунчжижэнь (čžunčžižɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zung¹ zi¹ jan⁴
    • Yale: jūng jī yàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzung¹ dzi¹ jan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: zung¹ ji¹ yen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

Noun

中之人

1. (neologism, ACG) person behind something; (especially) voice actor of a character
   • 2018, 如果VOCALOID或是其他歌唱软件的歌姬的中之人因为老了或是其他一些原因不再录音，相应的歌姬怎么办？‎^[1]:
   • 2019, 如何看待vtuber始祖绊爱(kizuna ai)的声优(中之人)增加，原声优或面临替换危机?‎^[2]: