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Definition 2024

知人

知人

Chinese

		to know; to be aware	man; person; people
simp. and trad. (知人)		知	人

Adjective

知人

(archaic) able to be an insightful and astute judge of character

Japanese

Kanji in this term
知	人
Grade: 2	Grade: 1

Noun

知人 ‎(hiragana ちじん, romaji chijin)

acquaintance

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhīrén

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄖㄣˊ
Min Nan (POJ): chai-lâng / ti-jîn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhīrén
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄖㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyren
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chai-lâng / ti-jîn
  - Tâi-lô: tsai-lâng / ti-jîn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zailaang, dijiin
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡saɪ⁴⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/, /ti⁴⁴⁻²² d͡ʑin²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡saɪ³³ laŋ²⁴/, /ti³³ d͡ʑin²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡saɪ⁴⁴⁻²² laŋ¹³/, /ti⁴⁴⁻²² d͡ʑin¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡saɪ⁴⁴⁻³³ laŋ²⁴/, /ti⁴⁴⁻³³ d͡ʑin²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡saɪ⁴⁴⁻³³ laŋ²³/, /ti⁴⁴⁻³³ d͡ʑin²³/
  - Note: chai-lâng - conscious/clear/aware;.