來人

See also: 来人

Chinese

		to come	man; person; people
trad. (來人)		來	人
simp. (来人)		来	人
Literally: “man to come; come man”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): láirén

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄞˊ ㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): loi⁴ jan⁴, loi⁴ jan^4-2

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: láirén
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄞˊ ㄖㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lairen
  - IPA ^(key): /laɪ̯³⁵ ʐən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: loi⁴ jan⁴, loi⁴ jan^4-2
  - Yale: lòih yàhn, lòih yán
  - Cantonese Pinyin: loi⁴ jan⁴, loi⁴ jan^4-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: loi⁴ yen⁴, loi⁴ yen²
  - IPA ^(key): /lɔːy̯²¹ jɐn²¹/, /lɔːy̯²¹ jɐn²¹⁻³⁵/

Interjection

來人

used to call one's subordinates, servants, etc.
來人啊，備轎！ / 来人啊，备轿！ ― Láirén a, bèi jiào! ― Men, get my palanquin ready!

來人啊，將人犯押入大牢！ [MSC, trad.]
来人啊，将人犯押入大牢！ [MSC, simp.]
Láirén a, jiāng rénfàn yā rù dàláo! [Pinyin]
Men, take the offender to be detained in jail!

來人，把他給我拿下！ [MSC, trad.]
来人，把他给我拿下！ [MSC, simp.]
Láirén, bǎ tā gěi wǒ náxià! [Pinyin]
Men, arrest him for me!

來人，拿章案的拉下去，杖責一百！ [MSC, trad.]
来人，拿章案的拉下去，杖责一百！ [MSC, simp.]
Láirén, ná zhāng àn de lā xiàqù, zhàng zé yībǎi! [Pinyin]
Men, drag him away and give him a hundred lashes!

Synonyms

(Cantonese) 人嚟

Noun

來人

(literary) visitor; messenger
(literary) people of future generations

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