人上人

Chinese

		man; person; people	up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up	man; person; people
simp. and trad. (人上人)		人	上	人
Literally: “man who is above men”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): rénshàngrén

(Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jan⁴ soeng⁶ jan⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: rénshàngrén
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄖㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: renshanqren
  - IPA ^(key): /ʐən³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jan⁴ soeng⁶ jan⁴
  - Yale: yàhn seuhng yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jan⁴ soeng⁶ jan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yen⁴ sêng⁶ yen⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐn²¹ sœːŋ²² jɐn²¹/

Noun

人上人

one who is above the others in the society; top person

Derived terms

不受苦中苦，難為人上人／不受苦中苦，难为人上人
不吃苦中苦，難為人上人／不吃苦中苦，难为人上人

吃得苦中苦，方為人上人／吃得苦中苦，方为人上人

See also

上上人

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