牙人

Chinese

		tooth; ivory	man; person; people
trad. (牙人)		牙	人
simp. ^#(牙人)		牙	人

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yárén

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄚˊ ㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaa⁴ jan⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): gê-lâng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yárén
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˊ ㄖㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yárén
  - Wade–Giles: ya²-jên²
  - Yale: yá-rén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yaren
  - Palladius: яжэнь (jažɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jä³⁵ ʐən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngaa⁴ jan⁴
  - Yale: ngàh yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngaa⁴ jan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: nga⁴ yen⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋaː²¹ jɐn²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gê-lâng
  - Tâi-lô: gê-lâng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: gelaang
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɡe²⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡe²⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡe¹³⁻²² laŋ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɡe²⁴⁻¹¹ laŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡe²³⁻³³ laŋ²³/

Noun

牙人

(archaic) middleman; go-between; intermediary; mediator

Synonyms

中人 (zhōngrén)
中介 (zhōngjiè) (chiefly mainland China)
中間人／中间人 (zhōngjiānrén)
九八人 (Hokkien, dated)
代理人 (dàilǐrén)
仲介 (zhòngjiè) (chiefly Taiwan)
伢子 (yázi) (Northeastern Mandarin, Lanyin Mandarin, Jin)
市儈／市侩 (shìkuài) (archaic)
拍空仔 (Singapore Hokkien)
掮客 (qiánkè)
牙儈／牙侩 (yákuài) (archaic)
牙子 (yázi) (archaic)
牙郎 (yáláng) (archaic)
牽仔／牵仔 (Hokkien)
當中人／当中人 (⁵taon-tson-gnin) (Wu)
經紀／经纪 (jīngjì)
經紀人／经纪人 (jīngjìrén)
說合人／说合人 (sueh^4-3 hah⁵ reng¹) (Jin)

See also

牙錢／牙钱

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