Chinese

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Etymology 1

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new; newly; meso- (chem.) man; person; people
trad. (新人)
simp. #(新人)

Pronunciation

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Note: san1 jan4-2 - “bride”.
Note:
  • sing1 nang5 - Shantou;
  • sêng1 nang5 - Jieyang.

    Rime
    Character
    Reading # 1/1 1/1
    Initial () (16) (38)
    Final () (43) (43)
    Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
    Openness (開合) Open Open
    Division () III III
    Fanqie
    Baxter sin nyin
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang
    /siɪn/ /ȵiɪn/
    Pan
    Wuyun
    /sin/ /ȵin/
    Shao
    Rongfen
    /sjen/ /ȵʑjen/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank
    /sin/ /ȵin/
    Li
    Rong
    /siĕn/ /ȵiĕn/
    Wang
    Li
    /sĭĕn/ /ȵʑĭĕn/
    Bernard
    Karlgren
    /si̯ĕn/ /ȵʑi̯ĕn/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex
    xīn rén
    Expected
    Cantonese
    Reflex
    san1 jan4

    Noun

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    新人

    1. newly married couple; newlyweds; bride and groom (Classifier: m c)
    2. newcomer; new member; rookie
    3. new talent; new personality
    4. (Mainland China) people of a new type; people with new ethics; people in the spirit of the times
    5. new person; person who has turned over a new leaf and is making a fresh start
    6. bride
    7. new lover
    8. (literary) newly married wife (as opposed to the previous wife)
    9. (literary) newly married concubine
    10. (literary) newly married husband (as opposed to the previous husband)
    11. (anthropology) Homo sapiens sapiens
    12. (Dongsheng Jin) bridegroom
    Synonyms
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    Derived terms
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    Etymology 2

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    new; newly; meso- (chem.) man; person; people
    trad. (新人)
    simp. #(新人)
    alternative forms 新儂新侬

    Pronunciation

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    Note:
    • sing1 nang5 - Shantou;
    • sêng1 nang5 - Jieyang.

      Noun

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      新人

      1. (Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) bridegroom (man about to be married)
      2. (Southern Min, including Quanzhou Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien, Shantou, Haifeng) bride
      3. (Southern Min) new staff or personnel
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      Japanese

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      Kanji in this term
      しん
      Grade: 2
      じん
      Grade: 1
      on'yomi

      Pronunciation

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      Noun

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      (しん)(じん) (shinjin

      1. new face, newcomer

      References

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      1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

      Korean

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      Hanja in this term

      Noun

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      新人 (sinin) (hangeul 신인)

      1. hanja form? of 신인 (new face, newcomer)