新人類
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Chinese
| new; newly; meso- (chem.) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (新人類) | 新 | 人類 | |
| simp. (新人类) | 新 | 人类 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣ ㄖㄣˊ ㄌㄟˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sinrénlèi
- Wade–Giles: hsin1-jên2-lei4
- Yale: syīn-rén-lèi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinrenley
- Palladius: синьжэньлэй (sinʹžɛnʹlɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕin⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ leɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: san1 jan4 leoi6
- Yale: sān yàhn leuih
- Cantonese Pinyin: san1 jan4 loey6
- Guangdong Romanization: sen1 yen4 lêu6
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐn⁵⁵ jɐn²¹ lɵy̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
新人類
- the new generation (originally referring to those born in the 1960s); people who are not bound by traditions
See also
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 新 | 人 | 類 |
| しん Grade: 2 |
じん Grade: 1 |
るい Grade: 4 |
| on'yomi | ||
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 新人類 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
From 新 (shin-, “new”) + 人類 (jinrui, “human race”). Coined by Shinichiro Kurimoto in the late 1970s.
Pronunciation
Noun
新人類 • (shinjinrui)
- new generation, which has different sensibilities and values