御用文人

御用文人

Chinese

		for imperial use; for the use of an emperor	scholar; intellectual; man of letters
simp. and trad. (御用文人)		御用	文人

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yùyòngwénrén

  (Zhuyin): ㄩˋ ㄩㄥˋ ㄨㄣˊ ㄖㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu⁶ jung⁶ man⁴ jan⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yùyòngwénrén
    • Zhuyin: ㄩˋ ㄩㄥˋ ㄨㄣˊ ㄖㄣˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiwyonqwenren
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yùyòngwúnrén
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y⁵¹⁻⁵³ jʊŋ⁵¹ wən³⁵ ʐən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyu⁶ jung⁶ man⁴ jan⁴
    • Yale: yuh yuhng màhn yàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jy⁶ jung⁶ man⁴ jan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yu⁶ yung⁶ men⁴ yen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyː²² jʊŋ²² mɐn²¹ jɐn²¹/

Idiom

御用文人

1. (derogatory) writer hired by the ruler or government to sing its praises