痴人

痴人

Chinese

		imbecile; sentimental; stupid imbecile; sentimental; stupid; foolish; silly	man; person; people
trad. (痴人/癡人)		痴/癡	人
simp. (痴人)		痴	人

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chīrén

  (Zhuyin): ㄔ ㄖㄣˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: chīrén
    • Zhuyin: ㄔ ㄖㄣˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyren
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chihrén
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

Noun

痴人

1. (literary) simpleton; fool; idiot

Derived terms

痴人說夢／痴人说梦 (chīrénshuōmèng)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
痴	人
ち Grade: S	じん Grade: 1
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
癡人 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
• (Tokyo) ちじん [chìjíń] (Heiban – [0])[1][2][3]
• (Tokyo) ち​じん [chíꜜjìǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[3]
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiʑĩɴ]

Noun

痴(ち)人(じん) • (chijin) 

1. fool; idiot

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
3. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN