內人

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See also: 内人

Chinese

inside; inner; internal
inside; inner; internal; within; interior
 
man; person; people
trad. (內人)
simp. (内人)

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (8) (38)
Final () (42) (43)
Tone (調) Departing (H) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed Open
Division () I III
Fanqie
Baxter nwojH nyin
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/nuʌiH/ /ȵiɪn/
Pan
Wuyun
/nuoiH/ /ȵin/
Shao
Rongfen
/nuɒiH/ /ȵʑjen/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/nwəjH/ /ȵin/
Li
Rong
/nuᴀiH/ /ȵiĕn/
Wang
Li
/nuɒiH/ /ȵʑĭĕn/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/nuɑ̆iH/ /ȵʑi̯ĕn/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
nèi rén
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
neoi6 jan4

Noun

內人

  1. (literary, humble) (one's own) wife

Synonyms

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

內人 (nain) (hangeul 나인)

  1. hanja form? of 나인 (court lady; maid of honor)