痴人

Chinese

		imbecile; sentimental; stupid imbecile; sentimental; stupid; foolish; silly	man; person; people
trad. (痴人/癡人)		痴/癡	人
simp. (痴人)		痴	人

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chīrén

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ci¹ jan⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chīrén
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄖㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chihrén
  - Wade–Giles: chʻih¹-jên²
  - Yale: chr̄-rén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyren
  - Palladius: чижэнь (čižɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ci¹ jan⁴
  - Yale: chī yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsi¹ jan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: qi¹ yen⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiː⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

Noun

痴人

(literary) simpleton; fool; idiot

Derived terms

痴人說夢／痴人说梦 (chīrénshuōmèng)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
痴	人
ち Grade: S	じん Grade: 1
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
癡人 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

On’yomi

(Tokyo) ちじん [chìjíń] (Heiban – [0])[1][2][3]
(Tokyo) ちじん [chíꜜjìǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[3]
IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiʑĩɴ]

Noun

痴(ち)人(じん) • (chijin)

fool; idiot

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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