庸人

Chinese

		ordinary; to use	man; person; people
trad. (庸人)		庸	人
simp. ^#(庸人)		庸	人

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yōngrén

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄥㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jung⁴ jan⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yōngrén
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄥㄖㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yongrén
  - Wade–Giles: yung¹-jên²
  - Yale: yūng-rén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iongren
  - Palladius: юнжэнь (junžɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jʊŋ⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    傭人／佣人
    庸人
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: jung⁴ jan⁴
  - Yale: yùhng yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jung⁴ jan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yung⁴ yen⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jʊŋ²¹ jɐn²¹/
  - Homophones:
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    傭人／佣人
    庸人
    用人

Noun

庸人

mediocre person; ordinary person

Antonyms

偉人／伟人 (wěirén)

Derived terms

天下本無事，庸人自擾之／天下本无事，庸人自扰之 (tiānxià běn wúshì, yōngrén zì rǎo zhī)

庸人自擾／庸人自扰 (yōngrénzìrǎo)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
庸	人
よう Grade: S	じん Grade: 1
on’yomi

Noun

庸(よう)人(じん) • (yōjin)

a mediocre person; an ordinary person

Synonyms

凡人(ぼんじん) (bonjin)

Antonyms

偉人(いじん) (ijin, “great person”)

Related terms

庸夫(ようふ) (yōfu) (mediocre man)
小人物(しょうじんぶつ) (shōjinbutsu)

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