人肉
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Chinese
| man; person; people | meat; flesh | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (人肉) |
人 | 肉 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˊ ㄖㄡˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: rénròu
- Wade–Giles: jên2-jou4
- Yale: rén-ròu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: renrow
- Palladius: жэньжоу (žɛnʹžou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʐən³⁵ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jan4 juk6
- Yale: yàhn yuhk
- Cantonese Pinyin: jan4 juk9
- Guangdong Romanization: yen4 yug6
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɐn²¹ jʊk̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
人肉
- human flesh; human meat
- (neologism) human flesh search engine
- (Cantonese, attributive) human-
Verb
人肉
- (Mainland China) Short for 人肉搜索 (rénròu sōusuǒ).
Derived terms
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 人 | 肉 |
| にん Grade: 1 |
にく Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | |
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 人 | 肉 |
| じん Grade: 1 |
にく Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | |
Noun
人肉 or 人肉 • (jinniku or ninniku)
Usage notes
More commonly used in reference to cannibalism.