使人

Chinese

		to make; to cause; to enable to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; messenger	man; person; people
simp. and trad. (使人)		使	人

Etymology 1

From 使 (shǐ) meaning "to cause".

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shǐrén

(Zhuyin): ㄕˇ ㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): si² jan⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sṳ́-ngìn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: shǐrén
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˇ ㄖㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyyren
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʐən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: si² jan⁴
  - Yale: sí yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: si² jan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: xi² yen⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /siː³⁵ jɐn²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ́-ngìn
  - Hakka Romanization System: sii` nginˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: si³ ngin²
  - IPA: /sɨ³¹ ɲin¹¹/

Verb

使人

to cause someone to, to make someone to

Etymology 2

From 使 (shǐ) meaning "to send".

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shǐrén, shìrén

(Zhuyin): ㄕˇ ㄖㄣˊ, ㄕˋ ㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): si³ jan⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sṳ́-ngìn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: shǐrén
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˇ ㄖㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyyren
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʐən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, variant in Mainland and Taiwan)
  - Pinyin: shìrén
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄖㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyhren
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: si³ jan⁴
  - Yale: si yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: si³ jan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: xi³ yen⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /siː³³ jɐn²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ́-ngìn
  - Hakka Romanization System: sii` nginˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: si³ ngin²
  - IPA: /sɨ³¹ ɲin¹¹/

Verb

使人

(literary) to send someone

Noun

使人

(literary) a servant
(literary) an emissary; an envoy; a messenger

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