黔首

Chinese

		black	head
trad. (黔首)		黔	首
simp. ^#(黔首)		黔	首

Etymology

So named because common people in ancient China supposedly wore black head coverings.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qiánshǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kim⁴ sau²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qiánshǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄡˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ciánshǒu
  - Wade–Giles: chʻien²-shou³
  - Yale: chyán-shǒu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyanshoou
  - Palladius: цяньшоу (cjanʹšou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰjɛn³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: kim⁴ sau²
  - Yale: kìhm sáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kim⁴ sau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: kim⁴ seo²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰiːm²¹ sɐu̯³⁵/

Noun

黔首

(archaic) common people

Synonyms

Synonyms of 黔首

一般人 (yībānrén)
世人 (shìrén)
人士 (rénshì) (literary)
人民 (rénmín)
人群 (rénqún)
人萌 (rénméng) (literary)
俗人 (súrén)
俗子 (súzǐ) (literary)
兆民 (zhàomín) (archaic)
凡人 (fánrén)
凡夫 (fánfū) (literary)
匹夫 (pǐfū) (literary)
士人 (shìrén) (archaic)
子民 (zǐmín) (historical)
家人 (jiārén) (archaic)
布衣 (bùyī) (historical)
常人 (chángrén)
平人 (píngrén) (literary)
平常人 (píngchángrén)
平民 (píngmín)
庶人 (shùrén) (literary)
庶民 (shùmín) (literary)
斯人 (sīrén) (Classical Chinese)
普通人 (pǔtōngrén)
民人 (mínrén) (literary)

烝民 (zhēngmín) (literary)
白衣 (báiyī) (historical)
白衣人 (báiyīrén) (historical)
白身 (báishēn) (archaic)
白身人 (báishēnrén) (archaic)
百姓 (bǎixìng)
老百姓 (lǎobǎixìng)
良人 (liángrén) (literary)
草民 (cǎomín) (the worthless ordinary people)
草菅 (cǎojiān) (Classical Chinese, figurative)
草野 (cǎoyě) (literary, figurative)
萌 (méng) (literary)
野人 (yěrén) (archaic)
黎庶 (líshù) (literary)
黎民 (límín) (literary)
黎首 (líshǒu) (archaic)
𫣆人 (Hakka)
世間人／世间人 (Min Nan)
公眾／公众 (gōngzhòng)
四眾人／四众人 (Teochew)
大眾／大众 (dàzhòng)
民眾／民众 (mínzhòng)
眾人／众人 (zhòngrén) (literary)
群眾／群众 (qúnzhòng)
萬姓／万姓 (wànxìng) (archaic)

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