東人

東人

Chinese

		east	man; person; people
trad. (東人)		東	人
simp. (东人)		东	人

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dōngrén

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄥ ㄖㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dung¹ jan⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: dōngrén
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄥ ㄖㄣˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dongren
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dongrén
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: dung¹ jan⁴
    • Yale: dūng yàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dung¹ jan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: dung¹ yen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

Noun

東人

1. (literary, literally) someone from the east; easterner

   Synonym: 東方人／东方人 (dōngfāngrén)

   • 東人之子，職勞不來。西人之子，粲粲衣服。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     东人之子，职劳不来。西人之子，粲粲衣服。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Classic of Poetry, circa 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Dōngrén zhī zǐ, zhí láo bùlái. Xīrén zhī zǐ, càncàn yīfú. [Pinyin]

     The sons of the easterners are only summoned [to service] without encouragement, while the sons of the westerners shine in splendid dresses.

2. (archaic) Synonym of 東家／东家 (dōngjiā, “landlord; host”).
3. (Korean Classical Chinese) Korean

   • 我東人遊於中國者，觀其規模之大，儀度之盛，宮室之壯麗 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     我东人游于中国者，观其规模之大，仪度之盛，宫室之壮丽 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 1858, 金直淵, 《聞見雜識》, 《燕槎日錄》

     a dong-in yu eo Jungguk ja, gwan gi gyumo ji dae, uido ji seong, gungsil ji jangnyeo [Sino-Korean]

     As for us Koreans who have visited China, we have seen the greatness of its scale, the flourishing of its ceremonial, the magnificence of its palaces.

Proper noun

東人

1. (historical) a political faction in the Korean court which emerged in a dispute over the appropriate powers of royal in-laws in the 1570s, opposing the 西人 (xīrén, “Westerner”) faction; around 1589, they split into the 北人 (“Northerner”) and 南人 (nánrén, “Southerner”) factions