平民

平民

Chinese

		flat; level; equal flat; level; equal; to make the same score; to tie; to draw; calm; peaceful	the people; nationality; citizen
simp. and trad. (平民)		平	民

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): píngmín

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ping⁴ man⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): phìn-mìn
• Min Nan (POJ): pêng-bîn

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: píngmín
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pyngmin
    • IPA ^(key): /pʰiŋ³⁵ min³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
    • Jyutping: ping⁴ man⁴
    • Yale: pìhng màhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ping⁴ man⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ping⁴ men⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /pʰɪŋ²¹ mɐn²¹/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 平民 駢文／骈文

• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: phìn-mìn
    • Hakka Romanization System: pinˇ minˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: pin² min²
    • IPA: /pʰin¹¹ min¹¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pêng-bîn
    • Tâi-lô: pîng-bîn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pengbiin
    • IPA (Xiamen): /piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² bin²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² bin²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /piɪŋ¹³⁻²² bin¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /piɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ bin²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /piɪŋ²³⁻³³ bin²³/

Noun

平民

1. ordinary people; commoner; plebeian; civilian; everyday person; person of humble birth

   平民英雄  ―  píngmín yīngxióng  ―  everyday hero

   平民出身  ―  píngmín chūshēn  ―  to be of humble birth

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 平民

一般人 (yībānrén) 世人 (shìrén) 世間人／世间人 (Min Nan) 人民 (rénmín) 人群 (rénqún) 公眾／公众 (gōngzhòng) 凡人 (fánrén) 匹夫 (pǐfū) (literary) 大眾／大众 (dàzhòng) 子民 (zǐmín) 布衣 (bùyī) 常人 (chángrén) 平人 (píngrén) (literary) 平常人 (píngchángrén)

庶人 (shùrén) (literary) 庶民 (shùmín) (literary) 民人 (mínrén) (literary) 民眾／民众 (mínzhòng) 白衣 (báiyī) (historical) 白衣人 (báiyīrén) (historical) 白身 (báishēn) (archaic) 白身人 (báishēnrén) (archaic) 百姓 (bǎixìng) 群眾／群众 (qúnzhòng) 老百姓 (lǎobǎixìng) 草民 (cǎomín) 黎民 (límín) (literary) 黔首 (qiánshǒu) (archaic)

Derived terms

平民主義／平民主义 (píngmínzhǔyì) 平民政治

平民教育 (píngmín jiàoyù) 平民百姓

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (平民):

• → Japanese: 平 (へい)民 (みん) (heimin)
• → Korean: 평민 (平民, pyeongmin)
• → Vietnamese: bình dân (平民)

See also

• 公民 (gōngmín)
• 國民／国民 (guómín)
• 居民 (jūmín)
• 難民／难民 (nànmín)
• 市民 (shìmín)
• 移民 (yímín)

Verb

平民

1. (Classical Chinese) to govern the people

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
平	民
へい Grade: 3	みん Grade: 4
on’yomi

Noun

平民 (hiragana へいみん, rōmaji heimin)

1. commoner, plebeian