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Chinese
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life; age; generation life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime
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man; person; people
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simp. and trad. (世人)
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世
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人
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anagram
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人世
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Pronunciation
Noun
世人
- ordinary person; average person; common people
- mortal
Synonyms
- 一般人 (yībānrén)
- 世間人 / 世间人 (Hokkien)
- 人士 (rénshì) (literary)
- 人民 (rénmín)
- 人群 (rénqún)
- 人萌 (rénméng) (literary)
- 俗人 (súrén)
- 俗子 (súzǐ) (literary)
- 𫣆人 (Hakka)
- 兆民 (zhàomín) (archaic)
- 公眾 / 公众 (gōngzhòng)
- 凡人 (fánrén)
- 凡夫 (fánfū) (literary)
- 匹夫 (pǐfū) (literary)
- 四眾人 / 四众人 (si3 zing3 nang5) (Teochew)
- 士人 (shìrén) (archaic)
- 大眾 / 大众 (dàzhòng)
- 子民 (zǐmín) (historical)
- 家人 (jiārén) (archaic)
- 布衣 (bùyī) (historical)
- 常人 (chángrén)
- 平人 (píngrén) (literary)
- 平常人 (píngchángrén)
- 平民 (píngmín)
- 庶人 (shùrén) (literary)
- 庶民 (shùmín) (literary)
- 斯人 (sīrén) (Classical Chinese)
- 普通人 (pǔtōngrén)
- 民人 (mínrén) (literary)
- 民眾 / 民众 (mínzhòng)
- 烝民 (zhēngmín) (literary)
- 烝黎 (zhēnglí) (Classical Chinese)
- 白衣 (báiyī) (historical)
- 白衣人 (báiyīrén) (historical)
- 白身 (báishēn) (archaic)
- 白身人 (báishēnrén) (archaic)
- 百姓
- 眾人 / 众人 (zhòngrén) (literary)
- 萬姓 / 万姓 (wànxìng) (archaic)
- 群眾 / 群众 (qúnzhòng)
- 老百姓 (lǎobǎixìng)
- 良人 (liángrén) (literary)
- 草民 (cǎomín) (the worthless ordinary people)
- 草菅 (cǎojiān) (Classical Chinese, figurative)
- 草野 (cǎoyě) (literary, figurative)
- 萌 (literary)
- 野人 (yěrén) (archaic)
- 黎庶 (líshù) (literary)
- 黎民 (límín) (literary)
- 黎首 (líshǒu) (archaic)
- 黔首 (qiánshǒu) (archaic)
- 黔黎 (archaic)
Descendants
Further reading
Japanese
Etymology 1
Middle Chinese 世人
Pronunciation
Noun
世人 • (sejin)
- (other) people; the world; the public
Etymology 2
Old Japanese , 世 (“world”) + 人 (“people”)
Noun
世人 • (yohito)
- (archaic, literary) (other) people; the world; the public
2018, Mafumafu (lyrics and music), “朧月 [Hazy Moon]”:華やかな景観に 当てられ世人は列なる
愛しみは幾匁 花は一匁- Hanayaka na Keikan ni aterare yohito wa tsuranaru
Kanashimi wa ikumonme Hana wa ichimonme - People are lining up, in the splendid scenery
How cheap is my love? This flower's just one cent