野人

Chinese

		field; plain; open space field; plain; open space; limit; boundary; rude; wild	man; person; people
simp. and trad. (野人)		野	人

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yěrén

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄝˇ ㄖㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): je⁵ jan⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yâ-ngìn
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): iá-jîn

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yěrén
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄝˇ ㄖㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yěrén
    • Wade–Giles: yeh³-jên²
    • Yale: yě-rén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeeren
    • Palladius: ежэнь (ježɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: je⁵ jan⁴
    • Yale: yéh yàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: je⁵ jan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yé⁵ yen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛː¹³ jɐn²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yâ-ngìn
    • Hakka Romanization System: ia´ nginˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ya¹ ngin²
    • Sinological IPA: /i̯a²⁴ ŋin¹¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yâ-ngìn
    • Hakka Romanization System: (r)ia´ nginˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ya¹ ngin²
    • Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯a²⁴ ŋin¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iá-jîn
    • Tâi-lô: iá-jîn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iafjiin
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ia⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ zin²³/

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• Middle Chinese: yaeX nyin

Rime
Character	野	人
Reading #	2/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	以 (36)	日 (38)
Final (韻)	麻 (100)	眞 (43)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	羊者切	如鄰切
Baxter	yaeX	nyin
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/jiaX/	/ȵiɪn/
Pan Wuyun	/jiaX/	/ȵin/
Shao Rongfen	/iaX/	/ȵʑjen/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/jiaX/	/ȵin/
Li Rong	/iaX/	/ȵiĕn/
Wang Li	/jĭaX/	/ȵʑĭĕn/
Bernard Karlgren	/i̯aX/	/ȵʑi̯ĕn/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yě	rén
Expected Cantonese Reflex	je5	jan4

Noun

野人

1. savage; barbarian; wild man; uncivilized human
2. ruffian; unrefined person; tramp
3. (archaic) common person; non-politician; non-government person; civilian

Synonyms

• (savage):

• 番子 (fānzi) (derogatory)
• 自然人 (zìránrén)
• 蠻人／蛮人 (mánrén) (derogatory)
• 野蠻人／野蛮人 (yěmánrén)

 

• (ruffian):

• 內山倯／内山倯 (Xiamen Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 內山猴／内山猴 (Xiamen Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 山猴 (Philippine Hokkien)
• 山龜／山龟 (Hokkien)
• 怯子 (qièzi)
• 牛子 (niúzǐ) (archaic)
• 鄉下人／乡下人 (xiāngxiarén)
• 鄉佬／乡佬 (xiānglǎo)
• 阿土 (ātǔ)

 

• (common person):

• 一般人 (yībānrén)
• 世人 (shìrén)
• 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)
• 黎庶 (líshù) (literary)
• 黎民 (límín) (literary)
• 黎首 (líshǒu) (archaic)
• 黔首 (qiánshǒu) (archaic)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (野人):

• → Japanese: 野(や)人(じん) (yajin)
• → Korean: 야인(野人) (yain)
• → Vietnamese: dã nhân (野人), dã nhơn (野人)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
野	人
や Grade: 2	じん Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 野人 (MC yaeX nyin).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ja̠ʑĩɴ]

Noun

野(や)人(じん) • (yajin) 

1. savage; barbarian; wild man; uncivilized human, ruffian; unrefined person
2. a person from the countryside; a rustic
3. common person/people, non-politician; non-government person; civilian
4. rustic, country bumpkin; countryfolk
5. yeti; abominable snowman; legendary mountain-dwelling hominid

Korean

Hanja in this term
野	人

Noun

野人 • (yain) (hangeul 야인)

1. Hanja form^? of 야인 (“savage; barbarian; common person/people”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
野	人

Noun

野人

1. chữ Hán form of dã nhân (“wild man; uncivilized human”).
2. chữ Hán form of dã nhơn (“(dated) orangutan”).