助人

Chinese

		to help; to assist	man; person; people
simp. and trad. (助人)		助	人

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhùrén

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨˋ ㄖㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zo⁶ jan⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhùrén
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨˋ ㄖㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhùrén
    • Wade–Giles: chu⁴-jên²
    • Yale: jù-rén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juhren
    • Palladius: чжужэнь (čžužɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zo⁶ jan⁴
    • Yale: joh yàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzo⁶ jan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: zo⁶ yen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔː²² jɐn²¹/

Verb

助人

1. to help others

   樂於助人／乐于助人  ―  lèyú zhùrén  ―  to be willing to help others

   助人為快樂之本。 [MSC, trad.]
   助人为快乐之本。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhùrén wéi kuàilè zhī běn. [Pinyin]

   Helping others is the key to happiness.

Derived terms

• 助人為樂／助人为乐 (zhùrénwéilè)