別人

See also: 别人

Chinese

 
other; distinguish; contrary
other; distinguish; contrary; difficult; awkward; leave; depart; separate; classify; another; do not; must not; to pin
man; person; people
trad. (別人/别人) /
simp. (别人)
alternative forms 別儂别侬 coastal Min; dialectal Wu

Pronunciation


Noun

別人

  1. others; other people
    別人别人   kào biérén   to rely on others
    冒犯別人冒犯别人   màofàn dào biérén   to offend others
    別人别人   yòng shǒu zhǐzhe biérén   to point at others
    別人帶來麻煩别人带来麻烦   wèi biérén dàilái máfan   to bring trouble to others
    不准別人 [MSC, trad.]
    不准别人 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhè jiàn shì bùzhǔn gēn biérén shuō. [Pinyin]
    Don't tell anyone about this.
    需要別人憐憫 [MSC, trad.]
    需要别人怜悯 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ bù xūyào biérén de liánmǐn. [Pinyin]
    I don't need other people's pity.
    不食人間煙火根本知道別人實際痛苦 [MSC, trad.]
    不食人间烟火根本知道别人实际痛苦 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhè yī qún bùshírénjiānyānhuǒ de rén, gēnběn bù zhīdào biérén de shíjì tòngkǔ! [Pinyin]
    These people who are out of touch with reality just don't understand the real suffering of others!

Usage notes

Functions both as a common noun (other people generally) and a personal pronoun (someone other than the self); some dictionaries make the distinction, some don't.

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
べつ
Grade: 4
じん
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(べつ)(じん) (betsujin) 

  1. different person, someone else
    まるで別人(べつじん)なっようだ。
    Maru de betsujin ni natta yō da.
    It's almost like they're a completely different person now.

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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