俗人

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Chinese

		vulgar	man; person; people
simp. and trad. (俗人)		俗	人

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): súrén

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄨˊ ㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zuk⁶ jan⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: súrén
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄨˊ ㄖㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: súrén
  - Wade–Giles: su²-jên²
  - Yale: sú-rén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: swuren
  - Palladius: сужэнь (sužɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /su³⁵ ʐən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: zuk⁶ jan⁴
  - Yale: juhk yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzuk⁹ jan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: zug⁶ yen⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊk̚² jɐn²¹/
  - Homophones:
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    俗人
    族人

Noun

俗人

vulgar person; philistine; person with poor taste
ordinary person; worldling
(Buddhism, Taoism) laity

Synonyms

(ordinary person):

一般人 (yībānrén)
世人 (shìrén)
世間人／世间人 (Hokkien)
人士 (rénshì) (literary)
人民 (rénmín)
人群 (rénqún)
人萌 (rénméng) (literary)
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 (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)
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)

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “laity”): 出家人 (chūjiārén)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
俗	人
ぞく Grade: S	じん Grade: 1
on’yomi

Noun

俗(ぞく)人(じん) • (zokujin)

layperson, laity (as opposed to the priesthood)
ordinary person, worldling
聖人(せいじん)でもなければ俗人(ぞくじん)でもない。
Seijin de mo nakereba zokujin de mo nai.
I am neither sage nor worldling.

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