一般人

Chinese

		general; generic; typical general; generic; typical; so-so; average	man; person; people
trad. (一般人)		一般	人
simp. ^#(一般人)		一般	人

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yībānrén

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄅㄢㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ bun¹ jan⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yībānrén [Phonetic: yìbānrén]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄅㄢㄖㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yibanrén
  - Wade–Giles: i¹-pan¹-jên²
  - Yale: yī-bān-rén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ibanren
  - Palladius: ибаньжэнь (ibanʹžɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pän⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jat¹ bun¹ jan⁴
  - Yale: yāt būn yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ bun¹ jan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ bun¹ yen⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ puːn⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

Noun

一般人

ordinary person; average person; common people
他不是一般人。 ― Tā bùshì yībānrén. ― He is extraordinary.

這個不賣給一般人。 [MSC, trad.]
这个不卖给一般人。 [MSC, simp.]
Zhège bù mài gěi yībānrén. [Pinyin]
This is not on sale to the general public.
- 我國經典，未經整理，讀起來特別難，一般人往往望而生畏，結果是敬而遠之。 [MSC, trad.]
  我国经典，未经整理，读起来特别难，一般人往往望而生畏，结果是敬而远之。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 1942, 朱自清 (Zhu Ziqing), 經典常談
  Wǒguó jīngdiǎn, wèijīng zhěnglǐ, dú qǐlái tèbié nán, yībānrén wǎngwǎng wàng'érshēngwèi, jiéguǒ shì jìng'éryuǎnzhī. [Pinyin]
  Chinese classics are difficult to read uncollated. Ordinary people are often terrified by the sight of them, and prefer to remain at a respectful distance.

Synonyms

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)
野人 (yěrén) (archaic)
黎庶 (líshù) (literary)
黎民 (límín) (literary)
黎首 (líshǒu) (archaic)
黔首 (qiánshǒu) (archaic)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
一	般	人
いつ > いっ Grade: 1	はん > ぱん Grade: S	じん Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

From 一般 (“normal, ordinary”) +‎ 人 (“person, people”). The han changes to pan as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) いっぱんじん [ìppáꜜǹjìǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
(Tokyo) いっぱんじん [ìppáńjíꜜǹ] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
IPA^(key): [ip̚pã̠ɲ̟d͡ʑĩɴ]

Noun

一(いっ)般(ぱん)人(じん) • (ippanjin)

commoner; ordinary person
(law) reasonable person

Derived terms

逸般人(いっぱんじん) (ippanjin)

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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