超人

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Chinese

to exceed; overtake; surpass
to exceed; overtake; surpass; transcend; ultra-; super-; to pass; to cross
 
 man; person; people
simp. and trad.
(超人) 		超 人

Etymology

"Li Ka-shing"
From the cover story of Far Eastern Economic Review in 1981, depicting him as Superman.

Pronunciation

Verb

超人

  1. (of skill, talent, physical beauty, etc.) to surpass that of others

Noun

超人

  1. (philosophy) superman; übermensch; overman
  2. superman (person with superhuman powers)

Proper noun

超人

  1. Superman (a DC Comics character)
  2. Ultraman (Japanese tokusatsu TV series)
  3. (Hong Kong) Li Ka-shing (business and property magnate who has long been the richest person of Hong Kong)

Synonyms

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
超 人
ちょう
Grade: S 		じん
Grade: 1
on'yomi
 超人 on Japanese Wikipedia

Pronunciation

Noun

超(ちょう)人(じん) • (chōjin) ←てうじん (teuzin)?

  1. superman
  2. (philosophy) overman, übermensch

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
超人

Noun

超人 • (choin) (hangeul 초인)

  1. hanja form? of 초인 (“superman; overman”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
超人

Noun

超人

  1. chữ Hán form of siêu nhân (“superman”).
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