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Definition 2024

人為

人為

See also: 人为

Chinese

		man; person; people	because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become
trad. (人為)		人	為
simp. (人为)		人	为
anagram		為人／为人

Verb

人為

to have a human cause
to require human effort

Adjective

人為

artificial; man-made; contrived (when used as an attributive)

See also

(not to be confused with) 為人／为人 (wéirén)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): rénwéi

(Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄟˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jan⁴ wai⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngìn-vì
Min Nan (POJ): jîn-ûi / lîn-ûi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: rénwéi
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄟˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: renwei
  - IPA ^(key): /ʐən³⁵ u̯eɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jan⁴ wai⁴
  - Yale: yàhn wàih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jan⁴ wai⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐn²¹ wɐi̯²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngìn-vì
  - Hakka Romanization System: nginˇ viˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngin² vi²
  - IPA: /ɲin¹¹ vi¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jîn-ûi
  - Tâi-lô: jîn-uî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: jin'uii
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡ʑin¹³⁻²² ui¹³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /d͡ʑin²³⁻³³ ui²³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lîn-ûi
  - Tâi-lô: lîn-uî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lin'uii
  - IPA (Xiamen): /lin²⁴⁻²² ui²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /lin²⁴⁻²² ui²⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /lin²⁴⁻¹¹ ui²⁴/