眾人

Chinese

Pronunciation 1

Noun

眾人

1. everybody; everyone

   眾人的眼光／众人的眼光  ―  zhòngrén de yǎnguāng  ―  all eyes; public gaze

   • 舉世皆濁我獨清，眾人皆醉我獨醒。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     举世皆浊我独清，众人皆醉我独醒。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Verses of Chu, 4^th century BCE – 2^nd century CE

     Jǔshì jiē zhuó wǒ dú qīng, zhòngrén jiē zuì wǒ dú xǐng.

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2. (Classical) normal people; ordinary people; commoner

   • 君子之所為，眾人固不識也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     君子之所为，众人固不识也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Mencius, c. 4^th century BCE

     Jūnzǐ zhī suǒ wèi, zhòngrén gù bù shí yě.

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3. (Classical, historical) serf (in the Shang and Zhou dynasties)

   • 命我眾人，庤乃錢鎛。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
     命我众人，庤乃钱镈。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Mìng wǒ zhòngrén, zhì nǎi qiánbó.

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Synonyms

• (everybody):

• (normal people):

Derived terms

Descendants

Pronunciation 2

Adverb

眾人

1. (Southern Min) in public

Synonyms

• 當眾／当众 (dāngzhòng)
• (Hokkien) 當眾人面／当众人面